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Changes in social inequalities in excess body weight and body dissatisfaction among adolescents in Barcelona, Spain, 2016-2021.
Lopez-Muley, C; López, M J; Pérez, K; Sánchez-Ledesma, E; Serral, G.
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  • Lopez-Muley C; Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Unit PSMar-UPF-ASPB (Parc de Salut Mar - Pompeu Fabra University - Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona), Pg. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 25, 29, 08003 Barcelona, Spain; Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Pl. de Lesseps, 1, 08023 Barcelona, S
  • López MJ; Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Pl. de Lesseps, 1, 08023 Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Sant Quintí 77-79, 08041 Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), C/Monforte de Lemos 3 P
  • Pérez K; Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Pl. de Lesseps, 1, 08023 Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Sant Quintí 77-79, 08041 Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), C/Monforte de Lemos 3 P
  • Sánchez-Ledesma E; Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Pl. de Lesseps, 1, 08023 Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Sant Quintí 77-79, 08041 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: esanchez@aspb.cat.
  • Serral G; Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Pl. de Lesseps, 1, 08023 Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Sant Quintí 77-79, 08041 Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), C/Monforte de Lemos 3 P
Public Health ; 236: 27-34, 2024 Aug 17.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39154587
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

Adolescence is a crucial life stage that can lead to excess weight and body dissatisfaction. Social inequalities in these issues may have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to analyze the presence of socioeconomic inequalities and their changes in these inequalities stratified by sex in 13- to 19-year-olds in a large Mediterranean city (Barcelona, Spain). STUDY

DESIGN:

Cross-sectional population-based study.

METHODS:

We used data from the 2016 and 2021 editions of the FRESC survey, which is a representative citywide survey that captures various aspects of adolescent health. Excess weight was determined by objective body mass index measurements. Body dissatisfaction was defined as the discrepancy between perceived and desired body shape. Socioeconomic status was divided into five pseudo-quintiles by using the Family Affluence Scale. We calculated the corresponding prevalence estimates and fitted robust Poisson regression models to estimate both simple and complex measures of inequality, including relative and absolute differences between the two survey years.

RESULTS:

The overall prevalence of excess weight increased from 25.3% [23.9-26.6] to 29.8% [28.2-31.4] between 2016 and 2021. Similarly, body dissatisfaction increased from 44.2% [42.6-45.8] to 60.4% [58.7-62]. Socioeconomic inequalities in excess weight significantly increased in girls (adjusted ratio of the relative index of inequalities = 1.72 [1.08; 2.74] but not in boys. No significant changes were detected in body dissatisfaction in either girls or boys.

CONCLUSIONS:

Our findings highlight the presence of a sex-specific change in socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent well-being regarding excess weight and body dissatisfaction. These results underscore the need for local public policies to improve social equity in adolescent health.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Public Health Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Public Health Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos