Social class and obesity in 12-year-old children in Brussels: Influence of gender and ethnic origin

Spiegelaere, Myriam De; Hennart, Philippe; Dramaix, M

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“…The higher prevalence of obesity in subjects with a lower social status is in line with other Belgian studies (De Spiegelaere et al 1998;StamMoraga et al 1999). Based on school health fi les of 2 607 children, social inequality -based on parents' professions and the status of their activity -in the prevalence of obesity in Belgian girls was found (De Spiegelaere et al 1998). A similar conclusion was found in adults, based on the Belgian Interuniversity Research on Nutrition and Health.…”

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Adolescents’ education and their diet recorded by 7-day food records

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“…Results are similar to those observed in our study. In Belgian children aged 12 years, it has been ob- served that in girls, the lower their social class, the higher was the prevalence and severity of obesity; there was no such signifi cant relationship among boys [29] . In Germany, Langnäse et al [30] observed, in a group of 5-to 7-year-old children, an inverse social gradient.…”

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Overweight, Obesity and Body Fat Composition in Spanish Adolescents

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Fleta³

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Objective: To describe the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the Spanish adolescent population and its relationship with the socioeconomic status, and to assess their body fat composition and compare these results with previous data from our own country. Design: Cross-sectional multicenter study conducted in five Spanish cities (Granada, Madrid, Murcia, Santander and Zaragoza) in 2000–2002. Subjects: 2,320 adolescents with complete set of anthropometric measurements, 1,192 boys and 1,128 girls. Measurements: Body mass index calculated from weight and height measurements, and body fat percentage calculated from skinfold thickness measurements. Results: Overweight + obesity prevalences were 25.69 and 19.13% in boys and girls, respectively. Overweight + obesity prevalence increased in boys from high to medium-low socioeconomic status categories (p = 0.015); meanwhile, there was not a significant effect of socioeconomic status in girls. In males, overweight + obesity prevalence changed from 1985 to 2000–2002 from 13 to 35% and in females from 16 to 32%. The rate of change in overweight + obesity prevalences seems to increase in the last years; from 0.88 (1985 to 1995) to 2.33%/year (1995 to 2000–2002) in males and from 0.5 (1985 to 1995) to 1.83%/year (1995 to 2000–2002) in females. The rate of body fat percentage increase was similar between 1980 and 1995 and between 1995 and 2000–2002: 0.26 and 0.23%/year, respectively, at 13 years of age, and 0.16 and 0.17%/year, respectively, at 14 years of age. Conclusion: We observed elevated overweight and obesity prevalences in Spanish adolescents, similar to those observed in other European countries. There is a significant inverse relationship between socioeconomic status and overweight + obesity, but only in boys. The rate of change in overweight prevalence in Spanish adolescents seems to increase, and the rate of increase of body fat percentage seems to be similar as in previous years.

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“…In Belgian children aged 12 y, it has been observed that, in girls, the lower their social class, the higher was the prevalence and severity of obesity; there was no such significant relationship in boys. 17 In Germany, Langnäse et al 18 have observed, in a group of 5-7-y-old children, an inverse social gradient. The ORs for overweight (low vs high social class) reached 3.1 in boys and 2.3 in girls.…”

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Micro-environmental and socio-demographic determinants of childhood obesity

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AIM:To review the available data in Spain about the socio-demographic and home environmental determinants in children and adolescents. METHOD: Review of the main studies conducted in Spain that have analysed the relationship between overweight and socioeconomic and environmental determinants in children and adolescents. RESULTS: In children aged 6-7 y from Aragó n (Spain), the socio-demographic determinants of childhood overweight were size of municipality, year of examination, gender, and province; in adolescents aged 13-14 y, the socio-demographic determinants were year of examination, type of school, size of municipality, gender, and province; overweight showed a significant positive main effect with public schools and low municipality size. In a nationally representative sample of Spanish adolescents from 13 to 18.5 y (AVENA Study), there was a significant relationship between overweight and socio-economic status in males but not in females; in males, the lowest overweight prevalences were observed in both extreme socio-economic groups; moreover, overweight prevalences increased when socio-economic status decreased, from the high to the medium-low socio-economic group. The studied variables related with family environment did not show any significant effect in overweight prevalence. CONCLUSION: Better knowledge of the relationship between social class and childhood obesity would lead to clearer hypotheses for the relationship in adults and might improve the preventive measures by identifying children at risk.

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Social class and obesity in 12-year-old children in Brussels: Influence of gender and ethnic origin

Abstract: From early adolescence on, social inequality influences the prevalence of obesity in Belgian girls, but not in Belgian boys nor in immigrant children. Prevention of obesity should take into account the influence of gender, social class and ethnic origin.

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Adolescents’ education and their diet recorded by 7-day food records

Adolescents’ education and their diet recorded by 7-day food records

Overweight, Obesity and Body Fat Composition in Spanish Adolescents

Micro-environmental and socio-demographic determinants of childhood obesity

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