Socioeconomic Patterning of Stunting and Overweight Among Iranian Children Aged 2–5 Years: A National Cross-Sectional Analysis.
Background/Objectives: Evidence indicates a high prevalence of stunting and overweight among Iranian children. This study explores their socioeconomic patterning and the mediating role of nutrition adequacy. Methods: The data were derived from the most recent 2017 Demography and Health Survey and th...
| Publicado en: | Nutrients Vol. 17; no. 10; pp. 1631 - 1647 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=185472913&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 185472913 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 20726643 B0TT jtl: Nutrients issn: 20726643 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2025 vid: 17 iid: 10 pid: 97109 pub: MDPI artinfo: ui: 185472913 185472913 185472913 10.3390/nu17101631 185472913 ppf: 1631 ppct: 16 formats: tig: atl: Socioeconomic Patterning of Stunting and Overweight Among Iranian Children Aged 2–5 Years: A National Cross-Sectional Analysis. aug: au: Kasaii, Maryam Sadat Rodrigues, Sara Abdollahi, Morteza Houshiar-Rad, Anahita Perelman, Julian affil: Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal sug: subj: Growth Disorders Epidemiology Pediatric Obesity Epidemiology Growth Disorders Risk Factors Pediatric Obesity Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors Child Nutritional Physiology Nutritional Status Human Male Female Child, Preschool Iran Cross Sectional Studies Interviews Questionnaires Multiple Logistic Regression Odds Ratio Confidence Intervals Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Mediation Analysis Random Sample Probability Parents Educational Status Employment Status Residence Characteristics Age Factors Sex Factors Low Socioeconomic Status Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Male Female ab: Background/Objectives: Evidence indicates a high prevalence of stunting and overweight among Iranian children. This study explores their socioeconomic patterning and the mediating role of nutrition adequacy. Methods: The data were derived from the most recent 2017 Demography and Health Survey and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, which were conducted in Iran. Children aged between 2 and 5 years were selected for the study through a two-stage random sampling process (n = 11,147). The probability of stunting and overweight was modeled using logistic regression. Parental education, occupation, and living conditions (areas, rooms, and assets of the household) were explanatory variables, with the diet diversity score (DDS) as a mediator. Analyses were adjusted for age and sex. Results: Children had over 1.7 times higher odds of stunting with a primary-educated father [95% CI: 1.13–2.62] and twice the odds with an illiterate mother [95% CI: 1.30–3.30]. The risk of stunting was almost 1.5 higher in children living in smaller houses [95% CI: 1.12–2.04]. Finally, a significant association was observed between low asset ownership and stunting [OR = 2.01; 95% CI: 1.23–3.27]. The results showed no significant relationship between socioeconomic factors and children's overweight, indicating that overweight was less socially patterned. Higher DDS was associated with lower stunting and higher overweight prevalence but did not mediate the effects of socioeconomic status. Conclusions: Stunting disproportionately affects children from households with a lower socioeconomic background in Iran. Parental education, area, and assets were key factors, highlighting the need for targeted nutrition education programs. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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