Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Canadian children, 2004 to 2013: Impact of socioeconomic determinants.

摘要: Background We recently reported an encouraging decline in the prevalence of overweight (OW) or obesity (OB) Canadian children from 31% to 27% with stabilization OB rates at ~13% using national survey data between 2004 and 2013. Although were lower for toddlers, girls those European (White) race-ethnicity, secular trends persisted after adjustment. In this follow-up study, we explored ability socioeconomic status explain modify these relationships same set. Methods analyzed a decade anthropometric 14,014 aged 3 19 years. influence income adequacy, education, immigration status, family type (e.g., single-parent) geographic region by multivariable logistic regression. Data sets included Community Health Survey cycle 2.2 Measures Surveys cycles 2 3. Results Children higher-income families fared better than their lower-income counterparts each era demonstrated significant OW/OB 29.1% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 27.3 30.8) 2005 22.2% CI: 19.8 24.6) 2012 2013, P<0.001. Regression models confirmed effects time, age, sex, race, income, region. single-parent did less well univariate analyses, effect vanished adjustment other variables, such as education. Regional variations persisted, British Columbia higher Atlantic Canada. Conclusions These results confirm that progress is possible against important public health challenge, underline need understand sociodemographic risk factors identify groups interventions.