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Article

Association between Maternal Education and School-Age Children Weight Status: A Study from the China Health Nutrition Survey, 2011

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School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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NHC Key Laboratory of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(14), 2543; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142543
Submission received: 11 June 2019 / Revised: 5 July 2019 / Accepted: 11 July 2019 / Published: 16 July 2019
(This article belongs to the Section Children's Health)

Abstract

Childhood abnormal weight status is a global public health issue. This study aims to explore the association between maternal education and weight status of school-age children using the data from the China Health Nutrition Survey (CHNS), wave 2011. Body Mass Index (BMI) is calculated based on children’s weight and height and is divided into three levels (normal, underweight, overweight/obesity). Logistic regression is used to assess the relationship of maternal education and children weight status. The prevalence of childhood underweight and overweight/obesity are 5.9% and 21.7%, respectively. Children with high maternal education are found less likely to be underweight (technical college: Odds Ratio (OR) = 0.223, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) = 0.052–0.956, above college: OR = 0.182, 95% CI = 0.041–0.812). Children with maternal education at junior high school are of 2.170 greater odds to be overweight/obese than those with maternal education at junior high school and below (OR = 2.170, 95% CI = 1.398–3.370), and children with maternal education at technical college are of 2.397 greater odds to be overweight/obese than those with lower education level (OR = 2.397, 95% CI = 1.478–3.887), and children with maternal education at above college are of 2.146 greater odds to be overweight/obese than those with lower education level (OR = 2.146, 95% CI = 1.293–3.560). A significant association between maternal education and children’s weight status is found. Targeted interventions for mothers with different education levels should be carried out to effectively manage the children’s weight status.
Keywords: maternal education; weight status; BMI; children maternal education; weight status; BMI; children

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Feng, Y.; Ding, L.; Tang, X.; Wang, Y.; Zhou, C. Association between Maternal Education and School-Age Children Weight Status: A Study from the China Health Nutrition Survey, 2011. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2543. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142543

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Feng Y, Ding L, Tang X, Wang Y, Zhou C. Association between Maternal Education and School-Age Children Weight Status: A Study from the China Health Nutrition Survey, 2011. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(14):2543. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142543

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Feng, Yuejing, Lulu Ding, Xue Tang, Yi Wang, and Chengchao Zhou. 2019. "Association between Maternal Education and School-Age Children Weight Status: A Study from the China Health Nutrition Survey, 2011" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 14: 2543. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142543

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Feng, Y., Ding, L., Tang, X., Wang, Y., & Zhou, C. (2019). Association between Maternal Education and School-Age Children Weight Status: A Study from the China Health Nutrition Survey, 2011. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(14), 2543. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142543

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