Open AccessGains in income during early childhood are associated with decreases in BMI z scores among children in the United States
Author(s) -
Vanessa M. Oddo,
Jessica C. JonesSmith
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.114.096693
Subject(s) - body mass index , demography , medicine , confounding , anthropometry , longitudinal study , cohort , family income , pathology , sociology , economic growth , economics
Evidence suggests that changes in family income are an important determinant of children's body mass index (BMI). However, few studies have leveraged longitudinal data to investigate the association of changes in family income on changes in BMI z score.
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