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

Growing up in Ireland longitudinal data set. Optimal matching analysis is used to construct a dissimilarity matrix to which …Sequence and cluster analysis is applied to measures of body mass index for mothers and children for four waves of the … cluster analysis is then applied. Distinct clusterings are found for both mothers and children and multinomial logit models …

We investigate the association between prepregnancy obesity and birth outcomes using fixed effect models comparing … siblings from the same mother. A total of 7,496 births to 3,990 mothers from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 …-pregnancy obesity was examined using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression to compare across mothers and fixed effects to compare …

employment and obesity in children aged 3-17 in both rural and urban China. Using BMI and waist circumference as measures for … between maternal employment and our measures for children's diet and physical activity. Our study also suggests that … grandparenting could have beneficial effects on childhood obesity. …

-pregnancy obesity is correlated with obesity in her children. However, previous research is largely based on comparing individuals … maternal pre-pregnancy obesity on obesity in preschool-aged children. Consistent with extant research, OLS models that rely on …The increasing prevalence of obesity during pregnancy raises concerns over the intergenerational transmission of …

employment and obesity in children aged 3–17 in both rural and urban China. Using BMI and waist circumference as measures for … between maternal employment and our measures for children's diet and physical activity. Our study also suggests that … grandparenting could have beneficial effects on childhood obesity …

child obesity according to the estimation for working mothers. If they depend on relative care, it stimulates children to …A substantial body of literature suggests that maternal employment stimulates child obesity. This study re-examines the … existing relations and explores the role of alternative care on health status of working women’s children using Panel Study on …

employment and obesity in children aged 3 - 17 in both rural and urban China. Using BMI and waist circumference as measures for … between maternal employment and our measures for children's diet and physical activity. Our study also suggests that … grandparenting could have beneficial effects on childhood obesity. …

-pregnancy obesity is correlated with obesity in her children. However, previous research is largely based on comparing individuals … maternal pre-pregnancy obesity on obesity in preschool-aged children. Consistent with extant research, OLS models that rely on …The increasing prevalence of obesity during pregnancy raises concerns over the intergenerational transmission of …