Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
Volume 54, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 636-641

The influence of migration background and parental education on childhood obesity and the metabolic syndrome [Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen - Einfluss von Migrationshintergrund und Bildung der Eltern auf das Auftreten eines metabolischen Syndroms] (Article)

Dannemann A. , Ernert A. , Rücker P. , Babitsch B. , Wiegand S.*
  • a Interdisziplinäres Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum der Charité-Kinderklinik, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin 13353, Germany
  • b Interdisziplinäres Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum der Charité-Kinderklinik, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin 13353, Germany, Institut für Biometrie und Klinische Epidemiologie der Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • c Interdisziplinäres Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum der Charité-Kinderklinik, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin 13353, Germany
  • d School of Public Health An der Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • e Interdisziplinäres Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum der Charité-Kinderklinik, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin 13353, Germany

Abstract

Obesity and metabolic syndrome are important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. In this study, the influence of migration background and parental education on the degree of obesity and the presence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) in children and adolescents (N=492) requiring sociopediatric care were investigated. Two regression models were computed with the dependent variables BMI-SDS and MS, respectively. Age, gender, migration background, and parental education were used as independent variables. When controlling for age and gender, higher BMI-SDS were found among Turkish patients (β=0.21; p=0.002) and patients with other migration backgrounds (β=0.11; p=0.085) compared to German patients. The BMI-SDS values were also higher among patients from families with a low parental education level compared to those with a higher education level (β=0.31; p<0.001). The key risk factor for MS is the BMI-SDS (OR: 8.9; p=0.011). No influence could be determined for migration background and parental education, when controlling for age, gender, and BMI-SDS. Obesity therapy should be increasingly tailored to the needs of identified risk groups. This will also allow for a targeted prevention of comorbidities. © 2011 Springer Medizin Verlag.

Author Keywords

Migration Metabolic syndrome Obesity Educational status Children and adolescents

Index Keywords

education Parents Germany educational status proportional hazards model metabolic syndrome X Proportional Hazards Models methodology human risk assessment comorbidity statistics obesity Humans Adolescent risk factor Risk Factors Incidence Article migration Emigration and Immigration Child parent
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DOI: 10.1007/s00103-011-1258-5
ISSN: 14369990
Cited by: 9
Original Language: German