Income Disparities in Obesity Trends Among California Adolescents
Income Disparities in Obesity Trends Among California Adolescents
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2010.192641
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发表时间：
2010-11-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Diamant, Allison L.
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作者：
Babey, Susan H.;Hastert, Theresa A.;Diamant, Allison L.
目标。我们评估了加州青少年人群中不同收入群体肥胖率的具体趋势。我们使用了2001年至2007年间接受加州健康访谈调查的17535名青少年的数据，以检验家庭收入和性别在肥胖患病率上的差异。2001至2007年间，低收入青少年的肥胖率显著增加，但经年龄、性别和种族/民族调整后，高收入青少年的肥胖率在统计学上没有显著差异。尽管在这段时间里，家庭收入的总体肥胖率差距增加了一倍，但在男性青少年中的趋势比在女性青少年中更一致。在2001-2007年间，加州青少年肥胖率的收入差距增加了一倍多。青少年肥胖率的总体稳定可能表明减少儿童肥胖症的努力正在产生影响；然而，我们的结果表明：预防儿童肥胖症的努力可能未能帮助来自低收入家庭的青少年，特别是男性青少年。(我是J公共卫生。2010年；100：2149-2155。DOI：10.2105/AJPH.2010.192641)
Objectives. We assessed income-specific trends in obesity rates among a diverse population of California adolescents.Methods. We used data from 17535 adolescents who responded to the California Health Interview Survey between 2001 and 2007 to examine disparities in obesity prevalence by family income and gender.Results. Between 2001 and 2007, obesity prevalence significantly increased among lower-income adolescents but showed no statistically significant differences among higher-income adolescents after adjustment for age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Although the overall disparity in obesity by family income doubled in this time period, trends were more consistent among male adolescents than among female adolescents.Conclusions. The magnitude of the income disparity in obesity prevalence among California adolescents more than doubled between 2001-2007. The overall leveling off of adolescent obesity prevalence rates could indicate that efforts to decrease childhood obesity are having an impact; however, our results suggest 1:hat efforts to prevent childhood obesity may be failing to help adolescents from lower-income families, particularly male adolescents. (Am J Public Health. 2010;100:2149-2155. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2010.192641)