Differentiating effects of socio-economic factors on relative weight and nutritional status in Polish schoolchildren across intergenerational changes.
Public Health Nutr
; 23(16): 2904-2914, 2020 11.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was an assessment of the effects of urbanisation level, family size and parental education on body mass index (BMI) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) among Polish schoolchildren in cross-sectional surveys conducted between 1966 and 2012.DESIGN:
The analysis involved schoolchildren measured in four Polish Anthropological Surveys (1966, 1978, 1988 and 2012). Socio-economic factors involved urbanisation level (city, town and village), family size (one child, two children, three children, four or more children), and father's and mother's education (lower and higher education).SETTING:
Regions in Poland - cities Warsaw, Lodz and Wroclaw; towns Bystrzyca Klodzka, Pinczow, Siemiatycze, Wolsztyn and their rural surroundings.PARTICIPANTS:
A total sample consisted of 63 757 children (31 774 boys and 31 983 girls) aged 7-18 years.RESULTS:
Between 1966 and 1988, both BMI and MUAC had significantly higher values in children from cities, in families with one child and with higher parental education (P < 0·05). However, MUAC revealed significant differences between particular socio-economic groups more frequently than BMI. In 2012, urbanisation level and parental education ceased to show a differentiating effect on both indicators, while family size remained a significant social factor for both measures (BMI P < 0·05; MUAC P < 0·01).CONCLUSIONS:
Since MUAC reflected socio-economic differences more frequently than BMI, it could be a more sensitive and reliable anthropometric measure revealing the effects of socio-economic factors on children's nutritional status.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Índice de Masa Corporal
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Estado Nutricional
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Factores Económicos
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Public Health Nutr
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Polonia