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Income and neighbourhood deprivation in relation to obesity in urban dwelling children 0-12 years of age: a cross-sectional study from 2013 to 2019.

Laura N AndersonTooba FatimaBindra ShahBrendan T SmithAnne E FullerCornelia M BorkhoffCharles D G Keown-StonemanJonathon L MaguireCatherine S Birken
Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2021)
Child obesity was independently associated with low family-level income and a joint measure suggests that neighbourhood also matters. Socioeconomic inequalities at both individual and neighbourhood levels should be addressed in childhood obesity interventions.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • weight loss
  • mental health
  • high fat diet induced
  • type diabetes
  • weight gain
  • young adults
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle