Relationship between Children’s Body Mass Index and Parents’ Obesity and Socioeconomic Status: A Multilevel Analysis Applied with Luxembourg Data
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50381#.VDy90lfHRK0 Author(s) Anastase Tchicaya , Nathalie Lorentz Affiliation(s) Living Conditions/Health Research Team, CEPS/INSTEAD, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg . ABSTRACT Obesity in children is a health crisis because the problem is increasing in most developed countries. This study measures the relationship between body mass index (BMI) of children aged 7 - 12 years residing in Luxembourg and the weight and socioeconomic status of their parents. The data used are from the 2007 Socio-Economic Panel Liewen zu L?tzebuerg/European Union-Statistics on Income and Living Conditions survey, which covers a population of approximately 10,000 people. The st...