Parental socioeconomic position and development of overweight in adolescence: longitudinal study of Danish adolescents
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Parental socioeconomic position and development of overweight in adolescence: longitudinal study of Danish adolescents. / Morgen, Camilla Schmidt; Mortensen, Laust Hvas; Rasmussen, Mette; Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo; Sørensen, Thorkild I A; Due, Pernille.
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T1 - Parental socioeconomic position and development of overweight in adolescence: longitudinal study of Danish adolescents
AU - Morgen, Camilla Schmidt
AU - Mortensen, Laust Hvas
AU - Rasmussen, Mette
AU - Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo
AU - Sørensen, Thorkild I A
AU - Due, Pernille
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - An inverse social gradient in overweight among adolescents has been shown in developed countries, but few studies have examined whether weight gain and the development of overweight differs among adolescents from different socioeconomic groups in a longitudinal study. The objective was to identify the possible association between parental socioeconomic position, weight change and the risk of developing overweight among adolescents between the ages 15 to 21.
AB - An inverse social gradient in overweight among adolescents has been shown in developed countries, but few studies have examined whether weight gain and the development of overweight differs among adolescents from different socioeconomic groups in a longitudinal study. The objective was to identify the possible association between parental socioeconomic position, weight change and the risk of developing overweight among adolescents between the ages 15 to 21.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Body Mass Index
KW - Cohort Studies
KW - Denmark
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Longitudinal Studies
KW - Male
KW - Overweight
KW - Prospective Studies
KW - Social Class
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1186/1471-2458-10-520
DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-10-520
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 20799987
VL - 10
SP - 520
JO - BMC Public Health
JF - BMC Public Health
SN - 1471-2458
ER -
ID: 32898471