Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland.
Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-136 Lodz, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 13;20(4):3303. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043303.
The research aimed to determine how socioeconomic factors influence the body structure and health behaviors of children in a suburban commune.
Data from 376 children aged 6.78 to 11.82 years from Jabłonna, Poland, were analyzed. A questionnaire was used to gather information regarding the socioeconomic status and dietary habits of these children, and physical measurements such as height, weight, pelvic width, shoulder width, chest, waist, hip, and arm circumferences, and three skinfolds were taken. Hip index, pelvi-acromial index, Marty's index, BMI (body mass index), WHR (waist-hip ratio), and the sum of three skinfolds were calculated. One-way analysis of variance, Student's -test, and test with 0.05 were used.
The size of the family and the level of education and occupation of the fathers had a significant impact on the body proportions of the children. Children from larger centers with more educated parents were seen to have healthier eating habits and higher levels of physical activity, and their parents were less likely to smoke cigarettes.
It was concluded that the development environment of the parents, such as their level of education and profession, play a more important role than the size of birthplace.
本研究旨在探讨社会经济因素如何影响郊区社区儿童的身体结构和健康行为。
对波兰雅布隆纳 376 名 6.78 至 11.82 岁的儿童进行数据分析。采用问卷调查的方式，收集了这些儿童的社会经济地位和饮食习惯信息，并对其进行了身高、体重、骨盆宽度、肩宽、胸围、腰围、臀围、臂围和三头肌、二头肌、肩胛下皮褶厚度等身体测量。计算了臀围指数、骨盆肩峰指数、马蒂指数、BMI（体重指数）、WHR（腰臀比）和三个皮褶厚度之和。采用单因素方差分析、Student's t 检验和 检验，显著性水平为 0.05。
家庭规模、父亲的受教育程度和职业水平对儿童的身体比例有显著影响。来自更大的中心、父母受教育程度更高的儿童，其饮食习惯更健康，身体活动水平更高，且父母吸烟的可能性更小。
研究结果表明，父母的成长环境，如受教育程度和职业，比出生地的规模更重要。
