Author(s): Yang-Huang J; McGrath JJ; Gauvin L; Nikiéma B; Spencer NJ; Awad YA; Clifford S; Markham W; Mensah F; Andersson White P; Ludvigsson J; Faresjö T; Duijts L; van Grieken A; Raat H;

Objective: To examine the associations between maternal education and household income during early childhood with asthma-related outcomes in children aged 9-12 years in the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, the USA and Canada. Methods: Data on 31 210 children were obtained from 7 prospect ...

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Author(s): White PA; Awad YA; Gauvin L; Spencer NJ; McGrath JJ; Clifford SA; Nikiema B; Yang-Huang J; Goldhaber-Fiebert JD; Markham W; Mensah FK; van Grieken A; Raat H; Jaddoe VWV; Ludvigsson J; Faresjö T;

Background/objectives: This study analysed the relationship between early childhood socioeconomic status (SES) measured by maternal education and household income and the subsequent development of childhood overweight and obesity. Subjects/methods: Data from seven population-representative prosp ...

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Author(s): Van Hulst A; Wills-Ibarra N; Nikiéma B; Kakinami L; Pratt KJ; Ball GDC;

Background: Impaired family functioning has been associated with obesity in children and adolescents, but few longitudinal studies exist. We examined whether family functioning from early to mid-childhood is associated with overweight and obesity in later childhood and adolescence. Methods: We examined data from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Dev ...

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