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Neighbourhood socioeconomic circumstances, adiposity and cardiometabolic risk measures in children with severe obesity
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Juonala, M and Harcourt, BE and Saner, C and Sethi, M and Saffery, R and Magnussen, CG and Burgner, DP and Sabin, MA, Neighbourhood socioeconomic circumstances, adiposity and cardiometabolic risk measures in children with severe obesity, Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 13, (4) pp. 345-351. ISSN 1871-403X (2019) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2019 Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.orcp.2019.05.004
Abstract
Methods: The Childhood Overweight BioRepository of Australia (COBRA) cohort study comprises 444 children (mean age 11.1years, mean BMI z-score 2.5). Neighbourhood socioeconomic advantage/disadvantage was evaluated based on postcode information by the national Australian Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) scores. Participants/parents also completed self-administered questionnaires on neighbourhood related facilities, family education and family income.
Results: In analyses adjusted for age, sex and pubertal status, SEIFA indicating neighbourhood education/occupation was negatively associated with BMI, waist circumference and body fat%. Higher family education was associated with lower BMI. Neighbourhood walkability was related to lower waist circumference. Good shopping facilities in the neighbourhood were associated with increased risk of dyslipidemia and fatty liver, and the existence of parks and playgrounds nearby was related to dyslipidemia.
Conclusions: The present data suggest that neighbourhood-related issues are associated with less severe adiposity among children with established obesity. Concerning cardiometabolic risk factors, shopping facilities were related to dyslipidemia and fatty liver. These findings suggest that increased awareness and efforts are needed to diminish socioeconomic inequalities between neighbourhoods.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | adiposity, childhood, socioeconomic |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Nutrition and dietetics |
Research Field: | Public health nutrition |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Magnussen, CG (Associate Professor Costan Magnussen) |
ID Code: | 133414 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
Deposited On: | 2019-06-27 |
Last Modified: | 2020-04-08 |
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