Socioeconomic Status and Other Factors Associated with Childhood Obesity

Conclusion: Parental smoking, birth weight, and not eating dinner as a family were two modifiable factors associated with overweight and obesity in kindergarten-age children, regardless of socioeconomic status. Changing these life-style factors could reduce the child's risk for obesity.

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Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - July 9, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Williams, A. S., Ge, B., Petroski, G., Kruse, R. L., McElroy, J. A., Koopman, R. J. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research