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Is obesity more likely among children sharing a household with an older child with obesity? Cross-sectional study of linked National Child Measurement Programme data and electronic health records
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Marta Wilk,
Milena Marszalek,
Lucy Griffiths ,
Gill Harper,
Carol Dezateux
BMJ Paediatrics Open, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Start page: e002533
Swansea University Author:
Lucy Griffiths
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DOI (Published version): 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002533
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Background/objectives We identified household members from electronic health records linked to National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data to estimate the likelihood of obesity among children living with an older child with obesity.Methods We included 126 829 NCMP participants in four London bo...
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2024
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Background/objectives We identified household members from electronic health records linked to National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data to estimate the likelihood of obesity among children living with an older child with obesity.Methods We included 126 829 NCMP participants in four London boroughs and assigned households from encrypted Unique Property Reference Numbers for 115 466 (91.0%). We categorised the ethnic-adjusted body mass index of the youngest and oldest household children (underweight/healthy weight <91st, ≥91st overweight <98th, obesity ≥98th centile) and estimated adjusted ORs and 95% CIs of obesity in the youngest child by the oldest child’s weight status, adjusting for number of household children (2, 3 or ≥4), youngest child’s sex, ethnicity and school year of NCMP participation.Results We identified 19 702 households shared by two or more NCMP participants (% male; median age, range (years)—youngest children: 51.2%; 5.2, 4.1–11.8; oldest children: 50.6%; 10.6, 4.1–11.8). One-third of youngest children with obesity shared a household with another child with obesity (33.2%; 95% CI: 31.2, 35.2), compared with 9.2% (8.8, 9.7) of youngest children with a healthy weight. Youngest children living with an older child considered overweight (OR: 2.33; 95% CI: 2.06, 2.64) or obese (4.59; 4.10, 5.14) were more likely to be living with obesity.Conclusions Identifying children sharing households by linking primary care and school records provides novel insights into the shared weight status of children sharing a household. Qualitative research is needed to understand how food practices vary by household characteristics to increase understanding of how the home environment influences childhood obesity. |
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This work was supported by ADR UK (Administrative Data Research UK), an Economic and Social Research Council investment (part of UK Research and Innovation) (grant number: ES/X00046X/1). This research was also supported by grants from Barts Charity (ref: MGU0419 and MGU0504). This work was supported by the UK Prevention Research Partnership (MR/S037527/1), which is funded by the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Health and Social Care Research and Development Division (Welsh Government), Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health Research, Natural Environment Research Council, Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland), The Health Foundation and Wellcome. |
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