Trends in social inequality in overweight and obesity among adolescents in Denmark 1998-2018.
Int J Public Health
; 65(5): 607-616, 2020 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim was to analyze trends in overweight and obesity in relation to socioeconomic position among Danish adolescents in the 20-year period 1998-2018.METHODS:
The study used data on self-reported height and weight and parents' occupational social class (OSC) from 11-, 13- and 15-year-old schoolchildren in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018, n = 22,177. The analyses included absolute social inequality in overweight/obesity (prevalence difference between low and high OSC) and relative social inequality (OR for overweight/obesity).RESULTS:
In the total sample, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 9.7% and 1.4%, respectively, with significantly higher prevalence in low than high OSC. There were significantly increasing trends in both overweight and obesity 1998-2018 in low OSC and no significant increase in high OSC. The OR for overweight was 1.59 (1.42-1.74) in middle and 2.16 (1.89-2.46) in low OSC, OR for obesity 1.74 (1.29-2.34) in middle and 2.97 (2.15-4.11) in low OSC. Associations were not modified by survey year.CONCLUSIONS:
There was a persistent absolute and relative social inequality in overweight and obesity 1998-2018 among Danish adolescents.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Clase Social
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Factores Socioeconómicos
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Encuestas Nutricionales
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Sobrepeso
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
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 como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Año:
2020
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Article