scholarly journals ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND THE BODY MASS INDEX OF 6 TO 9-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN URBAN AND RURAL AREA

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-25
Author(s):  
Snezana Stavreva Veselinovska
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
The Body

scholarly journals Unequal Protective Effects of Parental Educational Attainment on the Body Mass Index of Black and White Youth

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (19) ◽  
pp. 3641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assari ◽  
Boyce ◽  
Bazargan ◽  
Mincy ◽  
Caldwell
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Body ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
White Youth ◽  
Parental Educational Attainment

Background: Parental educational attainment is shown to be protective against health problems; the Minorities’ Diminished Returns theory, however, posits that these protective effects tend to be smaller for socially marginalized groups particularly blacks than whites. Aims: To explore racial differences in the effect of parental educational attainment on body mass index (BMI) in a national sample of US adolescents. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we used baseline data of 10,701 (8678 white and 2023 black) 12–17 years old adolescents in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH; 2013). Parental educational attainment was the predictor. Youth BMI (based on self-reported weight and height) was the dependent variable. Age, gender, ethnicity, and family structure were covariates. Race was the focal moderator. Results: Overall, higher parental educational attainment was associated with lower youth BMI. Race, however, moderated the effect of parental educational attainment on BMI, suggesting that the protective effect of parenting educational attainment on BMI is significantly smaller for black than white youth. Conclusions: In the United States, race alters the health gains that are expected to follow parental educational attainment. While white youth who are from highly educated families are fit, black youth have high BMI at all levels of parental educational attainment. This means, while the most socially privileged group, whites, gain the most health from their parental education, blacks, the least privileged group, gain the least. Economic, social, public, and health policymakers should be aware that health disparities are not all due to lower socioeconomic status (SES) of the disadvantaged group but also diminished returns of SES resources for them. Black–white health disparities exist across all high socioeconomic status (SES) levels.

scholarly journals Association between Body Mass Index, Dental Caries (DMFT& PUFA) And Socioeconomic Status in 12 to 15 Year Old School Children

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 283-290
Author(s):  
Pooja Chauhan ◽  
Ishani Sharma ◽  
Virat Galhotra ◽  
Himanshu Duhan ◽  
Manpreet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
School Children ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
The Body ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Untreated Dental Caries

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between body mass index, dental caries (DMFT), untreated dental caries (PUFA) and socioeconomic status in 12 to 15 year old school children. Material and methods: The study sample consisted of 800 children aged 12 to 15 years, who were selected from 8 schools located in the district-Panchkula (Haryana). Intraoral examination was done for assessment of dental caries by using DMFT index (WHO, 2013).The clinical manifestations of untreated dental caries were assessed visually by using the PUFA index (2010). Socioeconomic status of children was assessed by using Kuppuswami’s socioeconomic scale 2016. After one week, anthropometric measurements of children were taken to calculate the body mass index (BMI) of children. Results: Among 800 school children, 503 (62.9%) children had dental caries. The body mass index (BMI) of children was weakly correlated with DMFT (r=0.285) and PUFA (r=0.109) whereas average correlation was found between BMI and SES (r= 0.424). On applying chi-square test, a statistical significant correlation was found between BMI and DMFT (p<0.01), BMI and PUFA (p<0.01) and BMI and SES (p<0.01). SES of children was weakly correlated with DMFT (r= 0.216) but no correlation was found between SES and PUFA (r=0.052, p=0.145). Conclusion: The study concluded that a significant but weak positive correlation was seen between dental caries and BMI. A significantly positive correlation was found between PUFA and BMI. The severity of dental caries increased with increase in BMI. No correlation was found between PUFA and SES.

scholarly journals Early Childhood Motor Development and Body Mass Index: A Demography Study of Children Aged 4-5 Years in Rural Area

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wulandari Putri ◽  
Mesa Rahmi Stephani ◽  
Gano Sumarno
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Professional Assessment ◽  
Ages And Stages Questionnaire

A child motor development and body mass index are determinant aspects yet important predictors for other aspect of development. However, both of them are also influenced by other factors, including the parents’ socioeconomic status. Therefore, this study was aimed at finding out the relationship between parents’ socioeconomic status with the children’ motor development and body mass index, especially for the children living in rural area. The study was an ex-post facto study. The study used Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) 3rd Edition to measure the children motor development and Instrument (Scale) for Measuring the Socioeconomic Status of a Family Questionnaire to measure the socioeconomic status of the parents. The children body mass index were calculated from the height and weight. The study involved 64 children as the participants. However, only 53 data of the children that were eligible to be analyzed after the data cleaning process was conducted. The data were analyzed by using statistic calculation by the help of SPSS application. The results of the study found that most of the children were coming from upper middle and lower middle status. Their body mass index were mostly in thin category. However, their motor development seems to be on the schedule. Only a small number of the children who need more activities or further professional assessment. Moreover, there was no significant relationship between the parents’ socioeconomic status and the children motor development and body mass index was found. The study indicates that the children weight status were alarming and need further attention. However, the data were taken from a small number of participant, thus it cannot be generalized to summarize a general depiction of all children in rural area.

Influence of masticatory function, dental caries and socioeconomic status on the body mass index of preschool children

2017 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 69-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Eliza Soares ◽  
Maria Letícia Ramos-Jorge ◽  
Bruna Mota de Alencar ◽  
Simone Gomes Oliveira ◽  
Luciano José Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Masticatory Function

scholarly journals Obesity awareness among elders living in rural area: a household survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 565
Author(s):  
Maycon Sousa Pegorari ◽  
Alisson Fernandes Bolina ◽  
Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Kappa Index ◽  
Socioeconomic And Demographic Factors

The acceptance of the disease is essential to health self-care, elder’s awareness regarding obesity is suggested to influence their search for health services, and consequently, in obesity’s treatment. This study aimed to verify obesity awareness of elders living in rural areas and associated socioeconomic and demographic factors. We conducted a cross-sectional household survey with 562 individuals, who were older than 60 years and were rural residents from a Brazil southeast city. The identification of obesity awareness was consisted in the agreement between the self-referred obesity and the diagnosis criteria using the body-mass index >27Kg/m². The associated socioeconomic and demographic factors were: gender, age range, marital status, education and income. Descriptive statistical analysis, Kappa index and logistic regression (p <0.05) were conducted. The highest percentage of elders were men (53.6%), 60├ 70 years old (62.6%), married (67.8%), studied for 4|-8 years (40.0%) and with an individual monthly income of one minimal wage (45.7%). The prevalence of obesity according to the body-mass index was 34.7% and the self-referred 15.1%, which was classified as regular agreement by the Kappa coefficient (k= 0.232; p<0.001). The majority of the elders with obesity were not aware of  this condition (64.6%), with higher odds ratio for men than for women (OR=2.34;CI=1.29-4.77). We found high obesity prevalence among elders residents in the rural area, who did not recognize themselves with this condition. Moreover, elderly men presented lower obesity awareness than women. 

scholarly journals Comparison of socioeconomic status of parents and Body Mass Index of their in-school adolescents in Cross River state, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
BN Ekpenyong ◽  
V Essien ◽  
AO Ndep ◽  
O Onwusaka ◽  
A Peter
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Anthropometric Measurement ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Overweight and obesity as well as underweight in adolescence are risk factors of chronic diseases that occur in adulthood. The objective of this research was to assess the Body Mass Index of in-school adolescents and its relationship to socioeconomic status of their parents.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 454 adolescents aged 10-19 years selected from five secondary schools using multistage sampling technique. A semi-structured interviewer questionnaire was used to collect relevant information from the adolescents and their anthropometric measurement to determine their Body Mass Index. Their Body Mass Index was categorized into obese, overweight, normal and underweight using the International Obesity Task Force reference. Analysis was done using IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences, version 20.1. Results: The prevalence of obesity, overweight, and underweight among the adolescents was 7.7%, 1.1% and 32.8% respectively. None of the students in the public schools was obese while 2.1% of the adolescents were obese in the private schools. Adolescents in public schools had a higher percentage of underweight (65.4%) compared to those in private schools (34.5%) and this was found statistically significant (p<0.001). There was an overall higher prevalence of overweight and obesity among the females than found among the males. This was also the case for adolescents from higher socio-economic parents. These differences were found to be statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: The Body Mass Index status of the in-school adolescents studied was found to increase with increased socioeconomic status of their parents. This underscores the need for sensitization of in-school adolescents to see the need of knowing their nutritional status and ways to avoid the consequences of abnormal Body Mass Index.

scholarly journals Association of Socioeconomic Status, Dietary Behavior, and Obesity among Moroccan Adults of the Region of Rabat: A Case-Control Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 164-171
Author(s):  
Habiba Bajit ◽  
Hasnae Benkirane ◽  
Amina Bouziani ◽  
Fatima Zahra Mouzouni ◽  
Souad Benaich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Dietary Behavior ◽  
Case Control ◽  
The Body ◽  
Obese Group ◽  
Control Study

Background: The incidence of worldwide obesity is on the increase. Obesity is defined as an excessive accumulation of fat in the body. 39% of adults, aged 18 years and over, were overweight in 2016 and 13% were obese. Aims: To examine the association of dietary patterns, socioeconomic status, and the body mass index in Moroccan adults. Methods and Material: This is an analytical case-control study, conducted among obese (n=100) and non-obese (n=150) subjects, aged between 18 and 59 years old, when women represented 60% of participants. At recruitment, all anthropometric parameters were measured. The body composition was assessed by the use of impedance meter. Dietary habits were assessed using 24 hours’ food recall and food frequency questionnaire. The results were analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) and the chi-squared (χ2-test) test and the percent distribution. Results: Our results showed that abdominal obesity and overall body fat (BF) percent were much prevalent among the obese group (BF% >30). There was a significant association between the lack of physical activity (p=0.002), educational level (p=0.001) and the risk of development of obesity. Concerning the age (p=0.06) and the gender (p>0.05) of the participants, there was no difference regarding these parameters and the risk of development of obesity (p>0.05). A strong relationship between marriage and the development of obesity was found, when 83.90% of the obese group were married, whereas 73.70% of the non-obese group were single (p<0.001). Concerning dietary assessment, our data revealed that the energy consumption of lipids slightly exceeds the recommended target. The major consumed foodstuffs by the obese group were oils and fats. Conclusions: The adult participants of the region of Rabat have an unbalanced body weight status resulting from an altered dietary behavior and from an altered socioeconomic profile that can lead to various health complications. Further studies are required on a large population aiming to develop effective strategies to fight the rapid increase of obesity. Keywords : Obesity, body mass index, dietary behavior, socioeconomic status.

scholarly journals HEMOGLOBIN IN RELATION TO BODY MASS INDEX AND SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 1880-84
Author(s):  
Minal Akram ◽  
Shahnai Basharat ◽  
Muhammad Mustafa Qamar ◽  
Ayesha Basharat ◽  
Tanveer Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socioeconomic Strata

Objective: To determine whether the body mass index (BMI) and hemoglobin (HB) level are associated withsocioeconomic strata among pregnant women belonging to different socioeconomic strata. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Sheikh Zayed Hospital, National Hospital & Medical Center, and Hameed LatifHospital Lahore (Punjab; Pakistan), from Mar to Dec 2018. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 pregnant women of lower, middle and upper class; age range from 15-39 years. Women from all trimesters were included in the study. A self-structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data about participants of the study. Anthropometric measurements, body mass index (BMI), and hemoglobin (HB) level were evaluated in participants belonging to different socioeconomic status. Results: The study determined that 3% of participants were underweight, 29% had average weight, 45% belong to an overweight category, and 23% were obese as assessed based on BMI values. Hemoglobin level varied from 9.1 mg/dl to 11 mg/dl among participants of different socioeconomic strata. A significant association was observed between BMI, HB level, and socioeconomic status (p=0.000). However, there was no significant association observed between BMI and hemoglobin. Conclusion: It was concluded that the body mass index (BMI) and hemoglobin (HB) were significantly associated with socioeconomic conditions of pregnant women but showed no association with each other. This provided the potential for new avenues to improve health status during pregnancy.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic status in childhood and obesity in adults: a population-based study

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Jakovljevic Pudla Wagner ◽  
João Luiz Dornelles Bastos ◽  
Albert Navarro ◽  
David Alejandro Gonzalez-Chica ◽  
Antonio Fernando Boing
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Abdominal Obesity ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Population Based ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic

OBJECTIVE: To test whether there is an association between socioeconomic status in childhood and measures of body mass index, waist circumference and the presence of overall and abdominal obesity in adult life. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis of a population-based cohort study, including a sample of adults (22–63 years old) living in Florianópolis, Southern Brazil. The socioeconomic status in childhood was analyzed through the education level of the participant’s parents. Height, weight and waist circumference were measured by previously trained interviewers. Linear and logistic regressions with adjustment for confounding factors and stratification of data according to gender were used. RESULTS: Of the 1,222 adults evaluated, 20.4% (95%CI 18.1–22.8) presented overall obesity and 24.8% (95%CI 22.4–27.4), abdominal obesity. The body mass index and waist circumference averages among women were, respectively, 1.2 kg/m2 (95%CI -2.3– -0.04) and 2.8 cm (95%CI -5.3– -0.2) lower among those with higher socioeconomic status in childhood. Among men, waist circumference was 3.9 cm (95%CI 1.0–6.8) higher in individuals with higher socioeconomic status in childhood. Regarding obesity, women of higher socioeconomic status in childhood had lower odds of abdominal obesity (OR = 0.56, 95%CI 0.34–0.90), and no such association was observed among men. CONCLUSIONS: The socioeconomic status in childhood influences body mass index, waist circumference and obesity in adults, with a difference in the direction of association according to gender. The higher socioeconomic status among men and the lower socioeconomic status among women were associated with higher adiposity indicators.

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