Parental marital status and childhood overweight and obesity in Norway: a nationally representative cross-sectional study.

摘要: Objective Sociodemographic changes in Norway and other western industrialised countries, including family structure an increasing proportion of cohabiting divorced parents, might affect the prevalence childhood overweight obesity issues. We aimed to examine whether parental marital status was associated with general abdominal among children. also sought explore associations differed by gender. Design Cross-sectional. Setting 127 primary schools across Norway. Participant 3166 third graders (mean age 8.3 years) participating nationally representative Norwegian Child Growth Study 2010. Measurements Height, weight waist circumference were objectively measured. The main outcome measures (including obesity; body mass index ≥25 kg/m2) using International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cut-offs (waist-to-height ratio ≥0.5) gender status. Prevalence ratios, adjusted for possible confounders, calculated log-binomial regression. Results General obesity) 1.54 (95% CI 1.21 1.95) times more prevalent children parents compared married corresponding 1.89 1.35 2.65). Formal tests interaction term not statistically significant. However, gender-specific analyses association between adiposity only significant boys (p=0.04 p=0.01 obesity). estimates robust against adjustment maternal education, country background current area residence. Conclusions obesities parents. This study provides valuable information focusing on societal order identify vulnerable groups.