Socio-economic inequalities in body mass index among preschool children: do sports programs in early childhood education and care centers make a difference?

Socio-economic inequalities in body mass index among preschool children: do sports programs in early childhood education and care centers make a difference?

BackgroundOverweight in childhood is considered to be one of the most serious public health challenges. Many studies have investigated individual-level determinants of children's body mass index (BMI), yet studies exploring determinants at the meso-level are sparse. The aim of our study was to...

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Main Authors: Alena Mayer, Raphael M. Herr, Thomas Klein, Eva Wiedemann, Katharina Diehl, Stephanie Hoffmann, Miriam Blume, Dennis Jepsen, Leonie Sundmacher, Marike Andreas, Sven Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
BMI
children
meso-level
sport
early childhood education and care center
pre-school
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1079871/full

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