TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends in social inequality in overweight and obesity among adolescents in Denmark 1998-2018
AU - Rasmussen, Mette
AU - Damsgaard, Mogens Trab
AU - Morgen, Camilla Schmidt
AU - Kierkegaard, Lene
AU - Toftager, Mette
AU - Rosenwein, Stine Vork
AU - Krølner, Rikke Fredenslund
AU - Due, Pernille
AU - Holstein, Bjørn Evald
PY - 2020/2/20
Y1 - 2020/2/20
N2 - OBJECTIVES: The aim was to analyze trends in overweight and obesity in relation to socioeconomic position among Danish adolescents in the 20-year period 1998-2018.METHODS: The study used data on self-reported height and weight and parents' occupational social class (OSC) from 11-, 13- and 15-year-old schoolchildren in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018, n = 22,177. The analyses included absolute social inequality in overweight/obesity (prevalence difference between low and high OSC) and relative social inequality (OR for overweight/obesity).RESULTS: In the total sample, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 9.7% and 1.4%, respectively, with significantly higher prevalence in low than high OSC. There were significantly increasing trends in both overweight and obesity 1998-2018 in low OSC and no significant increase in high OSC. The OR for overweight was 1.59 (1.42-1.74) in middle and 2.16 (1.89-2.46) in low OSC, OR for obesity 1.74 (1.29-2.34) in middle and 2.97 (2.15-4.11) in low OSC. Associations were not modified by survey year.CONCLUSIONS: There was a persistent absolute and relative social inequality in overweight and obesity 1998-2018 among Danish adolescents.
AB - OBJECTIVES: The aim was to analyze trends in overweight and obesity in relation to socioeconomic position among Danish adolescents in the 20-year period 1998-2018.METHODS: The study used data on self-reported height and weight and parents' occupational social class (OSC) from 11-, 13- and 15-year-old schoolchildren in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018, n = 22,177. The analyses included absolute social inequality in overweight/obesity (prevalence difference between low and high OSC) and relative social inequality (OR for overweight/obesity).RESULTS: In the total sample, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 9.7% and 1.4%, respectively, with significantly higher prevalence in low than high OSC. There were significantly increasing trends in both overweight and obesity 1998-2018 in low OSC and no significant increase in high OSC. The OR for overweight was 1.59 (1.42-1.74) in middle and 2.16 (1.89-2.46) in low OSC, OR for obesity 1.74 (1.29-2.34) in middle and 2.97 (2.15-4.11) in low OSC. Associations were not modified by survey year.CONCLUSIONS: There was a persistent absolute and relative social inequality in overweight and obesity 1998-2018 among Danish adolescents.
U2 - 10.1007/s00038-020-01342-1
DO - 10.1007/s00038-020-01342-1
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32076738
JO - International Journal of Public Health
JF - International Journal of Public Health
SN - 1661-8556
ER -