Danish children born to parents with lower levels of education are more likely to become overweight

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1083-1088

  Matthiessen, Jeppe ^a   Stockmarr, Anders ^a   Fagt, Sisse ^a   Knudsen, Vibeke Kildegaard ^a   Biltoft Jensen, Anja ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Maternal education; Paternal education; Scandinavia; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DANISH CITIZEN; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE PARENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907875700     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12722     Document Type: Article

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