Overweight and Obesity in Finnish Children by Parents’ Socioeconomic Position—A Registry-Based Study

Objectives: To examine associations between parents’ socioeconomic position (SEP) and child overweight and obesity, using registry data.Methods: Data (final n = 194,423) on children’s height, weight and parents’ SEP were drawn from the national Register of Primary Health Care Visits (Avohilmo) and S...

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Published in:	International Journal of Public Health
Main Authors:	Päivi Mäki, Esko Levälahti, Susanna Lehtinen-Jacks, Tiina Laatikainen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Subjects:	childhood obesity socioeconomic position registry-based monitoring health disparities overweight and obesity
Online Access:	https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605901/full