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Household wealth and child body mass index: Patterns and mechanisms

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Boen, C; Keister, LA; Graetz, N
Published in: RSF
August 1, 2021

Wealth plays a unique role in shaping later-life health risk, but the relationship between wealth and child health remains largely unexplored. Using longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) (1994–2013), this study uses multilevel mixed-effects models and the parametric g-formula approach to both assess the relationship between household wealth and child body mass index (BMI) and identify the mechanisms linking wealth to child BMI. We find that household wealth is negatively associated with childhood BMI. In addition to finding a strong, direct association, we also find that household wealth indirectly patterns child BMI and obesity risk through household spending and family stress processes. These findings provide new insights into the links between wealth, child health, and early-life population health disparities.

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2377-8261

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2377-8253

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August 1, 2021

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7

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3

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80 / 100
 

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Boen, C., Keister, L. A., & Graetz, N. (2021). Household wealth and child body mass index: Patterns and mechanisms. RSF, 7(3), 80–100. https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2021.7.3.04
Boen, C., L. A. Keister, and N. Graetz. “Household wealth and child body mass index: Patterns and mechanisms.” RSF 7, no. 3 (August 1, 2021): 80–100. https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2021.7.3.04.
Boen C, Keister LA, Graetz N. Household wealth and child body mass index: Patterns and mechanisms. RSF. 2021 Aug 1;7(3):80–100.
Boen, C., et al. “Household wealth and child body mass index: Patterns and mechanisms.” RSF, vol. 7, no. 3, Aug. 2021, pp. 80–100. Scopus, doi:10.7758/RSF.2021.7.3.04.
Boen C, Keister LA, Graetz N. Household wealth and child body mass index: Patterns and mechanisms. RSF. 2021 Aug 1;7(3):80–100.

Published In

RSF

DOI

EISSN

2377-8261

ISSN

2377-8253

Publication Date

August 1, 2021

Volume

7

Issue

3

Start / End Page

80 / 100