Socioeconomic status as determinant of risk factors for overweight in adolescents

OBJECTIVES: To analyze risk factors for overweight among adolescents grouped in three different socioeconomic levels. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 1779 adolescents aged 11 to 17 years, grouped according to socioeconomic status (low, middle, and high). Parents reported their own anthropometric data and the adolescents had their anthropometric data taken by trained researchers, and completed three questionnaires. RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight was 16.7%, 23.8%, and 26.3% in low, middle and high socioeconomic status, respectively (P= 0.001). In all socioeconomic status, parent's overweight was associated with adolescent overweight (all P< 0.05). The students in both high (PR= 1.90) and middle socioeconomic status (PR= 2.00) from private schools were associated with overweight, and the students from low socioeconomic level to sedentary behavior (PR= 2.25) and high ingestion of fried food (PR= 2.35). CONCLUSION: In each socioeconomic status the overweight was associated with different risk factors in different ways, except for parents overweight.

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Low socioeconomic status aggravated associations of exposure to mixture of air pollutants with obesity in rural Chinese adults: A cross-sectional study

Environmental Research ◽

10.1016/j.envres.2020.110632 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 194 ◽

pp. 110632

Author(s):

Runqi Tu ◽

Jian Hou ◽

Xiaotian Liu ◽

Ruiying Li ◽

Xiaokang Dong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Low Socioeconomic Status ◽

Air Pollutants ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Chinese Adults ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Low Socioeconomic

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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Socioeconomic Status: A Cross Sectional Study of Children and Adolescents from Western India

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery ◽

10.21088/jcms.2454.7123.4118.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 13-19

Author(s):

Nikhila Pachani ◽

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Gajendra Dubey ◽

Komal H. Shah ◽

Dhaval Doshi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Western India ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Nutritional anaemia in children in post supplementation era: A cross sectional study

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3126/ajms.v12i6.35036 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 44-49

Author(s):

Rajesh Kumar ◽

Manoj Kumar Singh ◽

Vineet Kumar Singh ◽

Pankaj Kumar ◽

Sheo Pratap Singh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Low Socioeconomic Status ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Low Socioeconomic ◽

Female Children ◽

B12 Deficiency ◽

Folate And Vitamin B12

Background: Nutritional anemia is still the primary cause of anemia despite of various nutritional programmes in developing countries. Aims and Objective: The present study was planned to asses Iron, Folate, and Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia in developing countries. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care centre in Agra in collaboration with Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi. Admitted children of age 6 months to 14 years having signs and symptoms of anaemia were included in the study. Sample size calculated was 157. All the cases were subjected to CBC, GBP, serum iron, ferritin, folate and vitamin B12 level estimation. Results: Out of 672 children, 157 children with clinical feature of anaemia were enrolled in the study. Among these 157 children, 52.87% were male. Percent proportion of anaemia was highest among toddlers (27.39%) and lowest in adolescent (10.83%). The maximum cases were of urban area (65.6%) and middle socioeconomic status (47.13%). Most of the children were undernourished/underweight (60.4%). Mean iron level was significantly low in female children, children of rural areas, low socioeconomic status and malnutrition/underweight. Mixed iron, folate and B12 deficiency was found in 48.41%, 30.57% and 22.93% cases respectively. In 24.20% cases no deficiencies were found and were classified as anaemia due to some unspecified causes. Conclusion: Nutritional deficiency anaemia is contributing to a large proportion of anaemic patients. More intensified programmes are needed especially for female children, children of rural areas, low socioeconomic status and malnutrition/underweight.

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Association of Educational, Occupational and Socioeconomic Status with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Asian Indians: A Cross-Sectional Study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0044098 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 7 (8) ◽

pp. e44098 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

Rajeev Gupta ◽

Prakash C. Deedwania ◽

Krishnakumar Sharma ◽

Arvind Gupta ◽

Soneil Guptha ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Asian Indians ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Frequency of anemia and causative risk factors in patients presenting to tertiary care hospital: A cross sectional study.

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2020.27.09.4641 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (09) ◽

pp. 1966-1970

Author(s):

Saima Yasmin Qadir ◽

Hajira Sultana ◽

Saima Ashraf ◽

Shazia Siddiq ◽

Asia Fayyaz

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Outpatient Department ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical University

Objective: To determine the frequency of anemia and its causative risk factors in patients attending the gynecology outpatient department of Nishtar Medical University and Hospital. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Gynecology Outpatient Department attendees of Nishtar Medical University and Hospital. Period: 1st September to 31st December 2019. Material & Methods: Total 361 females between 19-49 years of age were enrolled and included those patients who consented to be tested for blood hemoglobin estimation. Their brief history was taken after proper consent according to predesigned proforma to rule out the risk factors. Patients with chronic kidney disease, chronic lung diseases and liver diseases were excluded. Blood test was done by obtaining the blood sample by finger prick method. Hemoglobin analysis was performed by portable Hemocueanalyser. Frequency of anemia, severity of anemia and their stratification was performed against the risk factors like age, educational status, socioeconomic status, status of pregnancy, parity and contraception were obtained to rule the causative factors. Anemia was defined per standard criteria as hemoglobin less than 11gm/dl. Results: Majority of patients 65% were between 19-35 years of age and 34% were 36-49years of age. Frequency of pregnant patients and non-pregnant patients was 63.4% and 36.6%. Frequency of anemia was 56.8%, mean hemoglobin 10.48±1.18 with mild, moderate and severe anemia were 36.8%, 17.2% and 2.8%. Majority of females 82.9%, never went to school and had primary education, 71.70% belong to very poor and poor socioeconomic status, 79.02% were multipara and 81.95% never and infrequently practiced the contraceptive methods. Conclusion: Frequency of anemia is very high in females presenting to tertiary care hospital being more common in younger age group. Frequent pregnancies, poor socioeconomic status and low level of educational attainment were the major determinants of anemia in females.

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Pyoderma Gangrenosum is Associated with Low Socioeconomic Status: A Single-Site, Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Dermatology Research and Therapy ◽

10.23937/2469-5750/1510105 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Vromans Anna Maria ◽

Williams Josiah ◽

Bashyam Arjun M ◽

Huang William W ◽

Feldman Steven R ◽

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Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Pyoderma Gangrenosum ◽

Low Socioeconomic Status ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Single Site ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Low Socioeconomic

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Prevalence of Pre-diabetes and its associated risk factors: A cross-sectional study in West Tripura district of India

Indian Journal of Community Health ◽

10.47203/ijch.2020.v32i03.012 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 533-539

Author(s):

Bitan Sengupta ◽

Himadri Bhattacharjya

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Family History ◽

Physical Inactivity ◽

Data Entry ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Family History Of Diabetes ◽

History Of

Background: Early detection of Pre-diabetes and controlling the risk factors may delay the development of Diabetes and related complications. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of Pre-diabetes in West Tripura district of India and to study it’s associations with selected risk factors. Methods: This community based cross-sectional study was conducted in West Tripura district of India, during 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2019 among 320 individuals selected by multistage sampling. Fasting blood sugar was tested for diagnosing Pre-diabetes. Data entry and analysis were performed using SPSS-24. Result: Prevalence of Pre-diabetes in West Tripura district was 19.4%, 28.1% were hypertensive and 32.5% had high BMI. Multivariable logistic regression has identified age ≥40 yr (OR: 20.62, 95% CI: 4.97 – 85.49) higher socioeconomic status (OR: 4.99, 95% CI: 1.95 – 12.72), family history of diabetes (OR: 9.72, 95% CI: 2.51 – 37.61), higher BMI (OR: 2.79, 95% CI: 1.32 – 5.89) and physical inactivity (OR: 3.52, 95% CI: 1.66 – 7.46) as the predictors of Pre-diabetes. Conclusion: West Tripura district of India has higher prevalence of pre-diabetes than the national average. Age ≥40 yr, higher socioeconomic status, family history of diabetes, higher BMI and physical inactivity were identified as significant predictors of Pre-diabetes in this region.

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