title: Economic differences in risk factors for obesity among overweight and obese children.
abstract: The purpose of the study was to identify the economic differences in familial, physiological, psychological, and lifestyle characteristics associated with overweight and obese children in South Korea. A total of 407 overweight and obese children participated in the study. The obesity rate was 69.0% and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) was 33.3% in the low-income bracket, and the prevalence of MS was 27.2% for the population. The children in the low-income group were more prone to have poor eating behavior and more likely to spend more than 2 hr viewing television. They also were more likely to have lower self-esteem and more depressive symptoms. School nurses should understand that risk factors for childhood obesity are more prevalent in low-income groups, which will eventually aggravate health disparities between socioeconomic status groups. Therefore, prevention programs for childhood obesity, which target high-risk groups of such children need to be developed and prioritized.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Soon
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Ok Kyung
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Ham
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Na
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea sky831113@naver.com.
authors.forename: Jiyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: children; health status disparities; low income; obesity