Ryabov Igor
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 W University Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA.
Children (Basel). 2018 Nov 13;5(11):150. doi: 10.3390/children5110150.
The present study used nationally representative data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (a.k.a., Add Health) to examine the impact of childhood obesity on young adult educational attainment. In addition to weight status, independent variables included race⁻ethnicity, immigrant generational status, family socio-economic status (SES), preference for overweight and obese friends in school, school socio-economic and race⁻ethnic composition, and other important predictors. Educational attainment was measured as a categorical variable with the categories reflecting key educational benchmarks: (1) being a high school graduate; (2) having some college education; and (3) having completed a bachelor's or higher degree. The results indicate that in general, individuals who were obese as children are less likely to transition from high school to college, and even less likely to obtain a baccalaureate or more advanced degree. In line with the social network hypothesis of the obesity epidemic, we also found that having overweight and obese friends drives down the odds of educational success. Attendance at a higher SES school or a school with a lower percentage of minority students was positively associated with the odds of college attendance and obtaining a baccalaureate. Other important effects included race⁻ethnicity and immigrant generational status.
本研究使用了来自全国青少年健康纵向研究（即“Add Health”）的具有全国代表性的数据，以检验儿童期肥胖对青年成人教育成就的影响。除了体重状况外，自变量还包括种族 - 族裔、移民代际状况、家庭社会经济地位（SES）、在学校对超重和肥胖朋友的偏好、学校社会经济和种族 - 族裔构成以及其他重要预测因素。教育成就被衡量为一个分类变量，其类别反映关键教育基准：（1）高中毕业；（2）接受过一些大学教育；（3）获得了学士学位或更高学位。结果表明，总体而言，儿童期肥胖的个体从高中升入大学的可能性较小，获得学士学位或更高级学位的可能性更小。与肥胖流行的社会网络假说一致，我们还发现有超重和肥胖的朋友会降低教育成功的几率。就读于社会经济地位较高的学校或少数族裔学生比例较低的学校与上大学和获得学士学位的几率呈正相关。其他重要影响因素包括种族 - 族裔和移民代际状况。
