The impact of parental educational trajectories on their adult offspring's overweight/obesity status: A study of three generations of swedish men and women

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue , 2014, Pages 199-207

  Chaparro, M P ^a   Koupil, Ilona ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Educational trajectories; Intergenerational; Obesity; Overweight; Sweden

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; OBESITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORY; FEMALE; GRANDPARENTAL EDUCATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTING EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY SIZE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; YOUNG ADULT;

SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PARENTS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907553442     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.09.024     Document Type: Article

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