Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children of Immigrant Origin in Spain: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Título: | Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children of Immigrant Origin in Spain: A Cross-Sectional Study |
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Autor/es: | Moncho, Joaquin | Martínez-García, Alba | Trescastro-López, Eva María |
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: | Salud Comunitaria (SALUD) | Grupo Balmis de Investigación en Historia de la Ciencia, Cuidados en Salud y Alimentación (BALMIS) |
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia |
Palabras clave: | Immigrants | Childhood obesity | Diet | Nutritional health behavior | Overweight | Obesity | Socioeconomic factors | Health | Inequality |
Área/s de conocimiento: | Enfermería |
Fecha de publicación: | 2-feb-2022 |
Editor: | MDPI |
Cita bibliográfica: | Moncho J, Martínez-García A, Trescastro-López EM. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children of Immigrant Origin in Spain: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(3):1711. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031711 |
Resumen: | Social determinants of health are a major contributing factor to health inequalities and have important effects on the health of the population. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of overweight/obesity in native and immigrant children aged 2–14 years residing in Spain, and to explore its relationship with socioeconomic factors, habits, and living and health conditions. This study used data from the 2017 Spanish National Health Survey, which collects health information on the population residing in Spain. Multivariate logistic regression models were fitted to estimate the risk of overweight/obesity controlling for the variables of interest. The final sample consisted of 2351 households. Children of immigrant origin had a significantly higher overall prevalence of overweight and/or obesity than natives, both in boys (40.5% vs. 29.5%) and girls (44.8% vs. 30.3%), and a higher adjusted risk of overweight/obesity (OR = 1.67). In addition, it has been observed that children of immigrant origin were at higher risk of consuming sugary soft drinks, exercising less, and using screens more. In conclusion, the increased risk of having different habits that may contribute to developing excess weight and of having overweight/obesity in children with a migrant background should guide public health policies and interventions, emphasizing those groups at higher risk and incorporating considerations of socioeconomic inequalities. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/121557 |
ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph19031711 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipo: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Derechos: | © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Revisión científica: | si |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031711 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | INV - BALMIS - Artículos de Revistas INV - SALUD - Artículos de Revistas |
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