Association of Parental Socioeconomic Status and Physical Activity with Development of Arterial Stiffness in Prepubertal Children

Giulia Lona, Christoph Hauser, Svea Bade, Sabrina Köchli, Denis Infanger, Katharina Endes, Oliver Faude and Henner Hanssen
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Giulia Lona: Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Christoph Hauser: Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Svea Bade: Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Sabrina Köchli: Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Denis Infanger: Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Katharina Endes: Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Oliver Faude: Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Henner Hanssen: Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-12

Abstract: The present study examined the prospective association of parental household income, education level, migration background, and physical activity (PA) behavior with the development of pulse wave velocity (PWV) in prepubertal children. A total of 223 children (initial age 6–8 years) were included in this prospective school-based cohort study from 2014 to 2018. Parental socioeconomic status, migration background, and PA behavior were assessed by the use of questionnaires at both times points. PWV was measured by an oscillometric device at follow-up (2018). No significant association of household income, education level, and parental migration background with PWV in children after four years was found. However, a high level of maternal PA was related to a lower childhood PWV at follow-up (mean (95% CI) 4.6 (4.54–4.66) m/s) compared to children of mothers with a low PA behavior (mean (95% CI) 4.7 (4.64–4.77) m/s) ( p = 0.049). Children of mothers with a high PA level revealed a beneficial arterial stiffness after four years. Little evidence for an association of socioeconomic status and migration background with childhood arterial stiffness was found. Increased parental PA seems to support the development of childhood vascular health and should be considered in the generation of future primary prevention strategies of childhood cardiovascular health.

Keywords: parental lifestyle; socioeconomic status; migration background; arterial stiffness; childhood health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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