Pommerencke Lis Marie, Jørgensen Sanne Ellegård, Pant Sofie Weber, Carlsson Rikke Rothkegel, Bonnesen Camilla Thørring, Kierkegaard Lene, Rasmussen Mette, Davidsen Michael, Pedersen Trine Pagh
National Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Int J Public Health. 2025 Aug 18;70:1608203. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2025.1608203. eCollection 2025.
This study aimed to examine trends in relative and absolute social inequality in overweight/obesity among Danish infants born between 2002 and 2022.
The study applied yearly cross-sectional data on infants' weight and length at age 6-10 months, n = 63,100. Data was linked with parental education from population registers. Social inequality was measured by OR, relative index of inequality (RII), and slope index of inequality (SII). Trend tests measured changes over time.
No difference in odds for overweight/obesity by parental education was observed between 2002 and 2004, but from 2005 social inequality in overweight/obesity was revealed. The OR for overweight/obesity ranged from 1.20 (95% CI: 0.76-1.89) to 2.31 (95% CI: 1.64-3.25) for infants of parents with lowest educational attainment. RII ranged from 0.78 to 0.41 (test for trend, p = 0.179) and SII ranged from -0.92 to -4.54 (test for trend, p = 0.026) indicating a persistent relative social inequality and an increase in absolute social inequality in overweight/obesity from 2002 to 2022, respectively.
The study revealed persistent relative social inequality and increased absolute social inequality in overweight/obesity among Danish infants from 2002 to 2022.
本研究旨在探讨2002年至2022年出生的丹麦婴儿超重/肥胖方面相对和绝对社会不平等的趋势。
该研究应用了关于6至10个月大婴儿体重和身长的年度横断面数据,n = 63,100。数据与人口登记册中的父母教育程度相关联。社会不平等通过比值比(OR)、相对不平等指数(RII)和不平等斜率指数(SII)来衡量。趋势检验测量随时间的变化。
2002年至2004年期间,未观察到父母教育程度与超重/肥胖几率之间存在差异,但从2005年起,超重/肥胖方面的社会不平等显现出来。父母教育程度最低的婴儿超重/肥胖的OR范围为1.20(95%置信区间:0.76 - 1.89)至2.31(95%置信区间:1.64 - 3.25)。RII范围为0.78至0.41(趋势检验,p = 0.179),SII范围为 - 0.92至 - 4.54(趋势检验,p = 0.026),分别表明从2002年到2022年超重/肥胖方面持续存在相对社会不平等且绝对社会不平等有所增加。
该研究揭示了2002年至2022年丹麦婴儿超重/肥胖方面持续存在相对社会不平等且绝对社会不平等有所增加。