Much analysis of the socioeconomic gradient of overweight/obesity has involved the calculation of concentration indices … recommended that analysis of severity should always accompany analysis of the incidence of overweight/obesity. …

BMI. We find that selfreported BMI significantly underestimates obesity rates and suggest that the traditional threshold … that the new obesity threshold for self-reported BMI could be as low as 26. …

This paper examines developments in childhood and adolescent obesity in Ireland using two waves of the Growing Up in … Ireland survey. Obesity appears to level off between the two waves though there is tentative evidence that the socioeconomic … the data, transitions into and out of obesity are examined, with higher rates of transition into obesity observed for …

This paper analyses the socioeconomic gradient of chilidhood obesity in Ireland using the Growing Up in Ireland data … education, is employed. In addition, the depth and severity of obesity are examined as well as the incidence. Finally, the use … of two waves of longitudinal data permits the analysis of the persistence of obesity. Results show that overall childhood …

of overweight and obesity. Analysis is carried out by gender and by maternal education. In general, the degree of … obesity for girls. …