Neighbourhood deprivation, individual-level familial and socio-demographic factors and diagnosed childhood obesity: a nationwide multilevel study from sweden.

Summary, in English

To examine whether there is an association between neighbourhood deprivation and diagnosed childhood obesity, after accounting for family- and individual-level socio-demographic characteristics.

• Author: Xinjun Li; Ensieh Memarian; Jan Sundquist; Bengt Zöller; Kristina Sundquist
• Department/s: Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology; Family Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Lifestyle; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: English
• Pages: 253-263
• Publication/Series: Obesity Facts
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 4
• Full text: - 546 kB; Download statistics
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25096052?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000365955
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Karger
• Topic: Nutrition and Dietetics
• Status: Published
• Research group: Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology; Family Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Lifestyle
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1662-4033