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Socioeconomic differences in food habits among 6- to 9-year-old children from 2...
Fismen, Anne‐Siri; Buoncristiano, Marta; Williams, Julianne; Helleve, Arnfinn; Abdrakhmanova, Shynar; Bakacs, Márta; Bergh, Ingunn HoldenBackground: Socioeconomic differences in children's food habits are a key public health concern. In order to inform policy makers, cross-country surveillance studies of dietary patterns across socioeconomic groups are required. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and children's food habits. Methods: The study was based on nationally representative data from c...
Thinness, overweight, and obesity in 6‐ to 9‐year‐old children from 36 countrie...
Spinelli, Angela; Buoncristiano, Marta; Nardone, Paola; Starc, Gregor; Hejgaard, Tatjana; Júlíusson, Petur Benedikt; Fismen, Anne‐Siri; Weghuber, DanielIn 2015-2017, the fourth round of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) was conducted in 36 countries. National representative samples of children aged 6–9 (203,323) were measured by trained staff, with similar equipment and using a standardized protocol. This paper assesses the children's body weight status and compares the burden of childhood overweight,...
Socioeconomic inequalities in overweight and obesity among 6‐ to 9‐year‐old chi...
Buoncristiano, Marta; Williams, Julianne; Simmonds, Philippa; Nurk, Eha; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Nardone, Paola; Rito, Ana Isabel; Rutter, HarryChildhood overweight and obesity have significant short- and long-term negative impacts on children's health and well-being. These challenges are unequally distributed according to socioeconomic status (SES); however, previous studies have often lacked standardized and objectively measured data across national contexts to assess these differences. This study provides a cross-sectional picture of the association...
Socioeconomic disparities in physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep pa...
Musić Milanović, Sanja; Buoncristiano, Marta; Križan, Helena; Rathmes, Giulia; Williams, Julianne; Hyska, Jolanda; Duleva, Vesselka; Zamrazilová, HanaPhysical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep are important predictors of children's health. This paper aimed to investigate socioeconomic disparities in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep across the WHO European region. This cross-sectional study used data on 124,700 children aged 6 to 9 years from 24 countries participating in the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative between...
Mobilizing governments and society to combat obesity: Reflections on how data f...
Breda, João; Farrugia Sant'Angelo, Victoria; Duleva, Vesselka; Galeone, Daniela; Heinen, Mirjam M.; Kelleher, Cecily C.; Menzano, Maria TeresaTo meet the need for regular and reliable data on the prevalence of overweight andobesity among children in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) EuropeanChildhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) was established in 2007. Theresulting robust surveillance system has improved understanding of the public healthchallenge of childhood overweight and obesity in the WHO European Region. For the past decade...
WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative: Impact of Type of Cloth...
Wijnhoven, Trudy M.A.; van Raaij, Joop M.A.; Spinelli, Angela; Yngve, Agneta; Lissner, Lauren; Spiroski, Igor; Farrugia Sant'Angelo, VictoriaBackground. The World Health Organization European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) conducted examinations in 6–9-year-old children from 16 countries in the first two rounds of data collection. Allowing participating countries to adhere to their local legal requirements or adapt to other circumstances required developing a flexible protocol for anthropometric procedures. Objectives. (1) Review i...