NCHS Data Brief
Number 51, December 2010
Obesity and Socioeconomic Status in Children and Adolescents: United States, 2005-2008
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* Key findings
* Among both boys and girls obesity prevalence decreases as income increases, but this relation is not consistent across race and ethnicity groups.
* Most obese children and adolescents are not low income (below 130% of the poverty level).
* Childhood obesity prevalence decreases as the education of the head of household increases, but the rela-tionship is not consistent across race and ethnicity groups.
* Between 1988-1994 and 2007-2008 the prevalence of childhood obesity increased at all income levels.
* Between 1988-1994 and 2005-2008 childhood obesity prevalence increased in households headed by individuals with all levels of education.
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Cynthia L. Ogden, Ph.D.; Molly M. Lamb, Ph.D.; Margaret D. Carroll, M.S.P.H.; and Katherine M. Flegal, Ph.D.
Key findings
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2008
* Low income children and adolescents are more likely to be obese than their higher income counterparts, but the relationship is not consistent across race and ethnicity groups.
* Most obese children and adolescents are not low income (below 130% of the poverty level).
* Children and adolescents living in households where the head of household has a college degree are less likely to be obese compared with those living in households where the household head has less education, but the relationship is not consistent across race and ethnicity groups.
* Between 1988-1994 and 2007-2008 the prevalence of childhood obesity increased at all income and education levels.
In 2007-2008 almost 17% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years were obese (1). Childhood obesity often tracks to adulthood (2) and, in the short run, childhood obesity can lead to psychosocial problems and cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and abnormal glucose tolerance or diabetes (3). Studies have suggested that obesity is greater in the low income population than in higher income individuals (4). This data brief presents the most recent national data on childhood obesity and its association with poverty income ratio (PIR) and education of household head. Results are presented by sex and race and ethnicity.
Keywords: obesity, children, income, education
Among both boys and girls obesity prevalence decreases as income increases, but this relation is not consistent across race and ethnicity groups.
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