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. …

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 …

workers with the purpose of analysing the relationship between measures of obesity and measures of economic performance. Among … considered in the literature on the effects of obesity. Interestingly enough, we find that BMI does not discriminate young …

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. …

temporal changes in bodyweight and then decompose the increase in obesity prevalence into two components: a rightward shift of … analysed reflects an increase in obesity inequality, this inequality growth subsides in the second decade. Nevertheless, over … the entire 20-year period, obesity inequality increases significantly, especially among females, younger age groups, rural …

-30 for women). Instead of an "obesity penalty" we find evidence of an "overweight premium" in socially active jobs which is …