Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Disparities among Low-Income Children in Oklahoma, 2005–2010

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley E. Weedn ◽  
Jessica J. Hale ◽  
David M. Thompson ◽  
Paul M. Darden
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Low Income Children

scholarly journals Trends in Socioeconomic Disparities in Obesity Prevalence among Low-Income Children Aged 2–4 Years in Los Angeles County, 2003–2014

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 248-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tabashir Z. Nobari ◽  
Shannon E. Whaley ◽  
Michael L. Prelip ◽  
Catherine M. Crespi ◽  
May C. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Socioeconomic Disparities ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Low Income Children

scholarly journals Widening socio-economic disparities in early childhood obesity in Los Angeles County after the Great Recession

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 2301-2310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tabashir Z Nobari ◽  
Shannon E Whaley ◽  
Catherine M Crespi ◽  
Michael L Prelip ◽  
May C Wang
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Economic Disparities ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Low Income Children ◽  
Neighbourhood Level

AbstractObjectiveWhile economic crises can increase socio-economic disparities in health, little is known about the impact of the 2008–09 Great Recession on obesity prevalence among children, especially low-income children. The present study examined whether socio-economic disparities in obesity among children of pre-school age participating in a federal nutrition assistance programme have changed since the recession.DesignA pre–post observational study using administrative data of pre-school-aged programme participants from 2003 to 2014. Logistic regression was used to examine whether the relationship between obesity prevalence (BMI≥95th percentile of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s growth charts) and three measures of socio-economic status (household income, household educational attainment, neighbourhood-level median household income) changed after the recession by examining the interaction between each socio-economic status measure and a 5-year time-period variable (2003–07 v. 2010–14), stratified by child’s age and adjusted for child’s sociodemographic characteristics.SettingLos Angeles County, California, USA.SubjectsChildren aged 2–4 years (n 1 637 788) participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.ResultsThe magnitude of the association of household income and household education with obesity increased after 2008–09 among 3- and 4-year-olds and 2- and 3-year-olds, respectively. However, the magnitude of the association of neighbourhood-level median household income with obesity did not change after 2008–09.ConclusionsDisparities in obesity by household-level socio-economic status widened after the recession, while disparities by neighbourhood-level socio-economic status remained the same. The widening household-level socio-economic disparities suggest that obesity prevention efforts should target the most vulnerable low-income children.

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