Disparities in childhood overweight and obesity by income in the United States: an epidemiological examination using three nationally representative datasets

Overweight and obesity (OWOB) is a global epidemic. Adults and adolescents from low-income households are at higher risk to be OWOB. This study examined the relationship between income and OWOB prevalence in children and adolescents (518 years) in the United States (US) within and across race/ethnicities, and changes in this relationship from 1971 to 2014. A meta-analysis of a nationally representative sample (N = 73,891) of US children and...