Exploring the effect of socioeconomic development on child growth in posttransitional Croatia: a cross-sectional study

Sanja Musić Milanović (), Maja Lang Morović (), Helena Križan (), Martina Pezer (), Jelena Seferović () and Saša Missoni ()
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Sanja Musić Milanović: Croatian Institute of Public Health
Maja Lang Morović: Croatian Institute of Public Health
Helena Križan: Croatian Institute of Public Health
Martina Pezer: Institute of Public Finance
Jelena Seferović: University of Ljubljana
Saša Missoni: Institute for Anthropological Research

International Journal of Public Health, No 0, 9 pages

Abstract: Abstract Objectives To determine the relationship between socioeconomic development (SD) of local administrative units (LAU) and the height and body mass index (BMI) of second- and third-grade children in Croatia. Methods We analyzed average height-for-age and BMI-for-age z-scores of 99 LAUs, based on the measurement of 5662 children participating in the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative Croatia. SD was defined according to the governmental Development index. Pearson’s correlations between average height and BMI z-scores and SD were calculated. We used ANOVA to test differences in average height and BMI z-scores among LAUs from different SD quartiles and multiple linear regression to investigate the association between average height-for-age z-scores and SD. Results Height-for-age was significantly correlated with SD. We found a difference in average height-for-age between the least and more developed LAUs. A multiple linear regression model showed significant association between Development index and the average height-for-age z-score (F = 13.085, p

Keywords: Socioeconomic factors; Income; Educational status; Growth and development; Childhood obesity surveillance initiative; Croatia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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