Cardiometabolic risk profile among children with migrant parents and role of parental education: the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort.
Anna LindbladFlorence Samkange-ZeebStefaan De HenauwAntonia SoleaToomas VeidebaumFabio LauriaLuis Alberto Moreno AznarIsabel IguacelDenes MolnarWolfgang AhrensVolker WinklerLauren LissnerKirsten MehligPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2023)
Children with two migrant parents were at higher risk for adverse cardiometabolic health compared to children with native parents, especially in families with low parental education. These associations were explained by lower physical activity and maternal body weight and encourages early intervention strategies by schools and communities.