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Longitudinal Study: | LSAC | Title: | Overweight, Obesity and girth of Australian preSchoolers: Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates | Authors: | Carlin, J Sawyer, M Hardy, P Canterford, L Wake, M |
Publication Date: | Dec-2007 | Pages: | 1044-1051 | Keywords: | child, preschool waist circumference socio-economic factors national prevalence cross-sectional studies |
Abstract: | Drawing on data from Wave 1 of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, this study examined the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian four to five year old children, and investigated associations between socio-economic characteristics and overweight/obesity, and socio-economic characteristics and waist circumference. The findings confirm a high prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian preschoolers, and suggest that the clearest indicators of a high body mass index status in these children are: speaking a language other than English, particularly for boys; Indigenous status; and being the lower social disadvantage quintile. Waist circumference was not related to any socio-economic variable. | DOI: | doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0803503 | URL: | https://www.nature.com/articles/0803503 | Keywords: | Health; Child Development -- Sleep; Health -- Obesity; Child Development | Research collection: | Journal Articles |
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