Measured parental weight status and familial socio-economic status correlates with childhood overweight and obesity at age 9.

<h4>Background</h4>Parental obesity is a predominant risk factor for childhood obesity. Family factors including socio-economic status (SES) play a role in determining parent weight. It is essential to unpick how shared family factors impact on child weight. This study aims to investigat...

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Main Authors: Eimear Keane, Richard Layte, Janas Harrington, Patricia M Kearney, Ivan J Perry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22912886/pdf/?tool=EBI

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