| Titre : | Higher maternal education is associated with favourable growth of young children in different countries. (2013) |
| Auteurs : | Rajalakshmi LAKSHMAN ; . JIANDUAN ZHANG ; . JING ZHANG ; Felix-S KOCH ; Johnny LUDVIGSSON ; Claude MARCUS ; Ken-K Ong ; Tanja SOBKO |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 67, n° 7, 2013) |
| Pagination : | 595-602 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Enseignement supérieur ; Mère ; Association ; Croissance ; Enfant 2 5 ans ; Enfant ; Pays ; Homme |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 8R0xD9EC. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background Childhood growth affects long-term health and could contribute to health inequalities that persist throughout life. Methods We compared growth data of 4-year-old to 6-year-old children born 1997-2002 in UK (n=15 168), Sweden (n=6749) and rural China (n=10 327). SD scores (SDS) were calculated against the WHO Growth Standard. Obesity and overweight were defined by the International Obesity Taskforce cut-offs, and stunting, underweight and thinness by height, weight or body mass index (BMI)<-2 SDS. Associations with maternal education were standardised by calculating the Slope Index of Inequality (SII). Results Mean SDS height, weight and BMI in the UK (-0.01,0.42,0.62, respectively) and Sweden (0.45,0.59,0.45) were higher than in China (-0.98, - 0.82, - 0.29). Higher maternal education was consistently associated with taller offspring height SDS (SII : UK 0.25 ; Sweden 0.17 ; China 1.06). Underweight and stunting were less common in the UK (prevalence : 0.6% and 2.2%, respectively) and Sweden (0.3% and 0.6%) than in China (9.5% and 16.4%), where these outcomes were inversely associated with maternal education (SII : - 25.8% and - 12.7%). Obesity prevalence in the UK, Sweden and China was 4.8%, 3.7% and 0.4%, respectively. Maternal education was inversely associated with offspring obesity in the UK (SII : - 3.3%) and Sweden (-2.8%), but not in China (+0.3%). Conclusions Higher maternal education was associated with more favourable growth in young children : lower obesity and overweight in the UK and Sweden, and lower stunting and underweight in rural China. Public health strategies to optimise growth in early childhood need to acknowledge socioeconomic factors, but possibly with a different emphasis in different settings. |
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