Table 2 Number of papers found on the relationship between family socioeconomic position and weight status in the child-adolescent population, according to different classification criteria: period 1990–2013
Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Total | 158 | 100 |
Period of publication | ||
1990–1997 | 7 | 4.4 |
1998–2005 | 58 | 36.7 |
2006–2013 | 93 | 58.9 |
Region | ||
North America | 54 | 34.2 |
Europe | 91 | 57.6 |
Remaining countriesb | 13 | 8.2 |
Indicator of socioeconomic position | ||
Family income | 10 | 6.3 |
Mother’s and/or father’s education | 45 | 28.5 |
Mother’s and/or father’s occupation | 27 | 17.1 |
Various indicators | 76 | 48.1 |
Method for collecting anthropometric data | ||
Measured | 124 | 78.5 |
Reported | 32 | 20.3 |
Both | 1 | 0.6 |
No data | 1 | 0.6 |
Criterion for defining weight status | ||
IOTFa cut-off pointy | 58 | 36.7 |
CDC cut-off points | 32 | 20.3 |
WHO cut-off pints | 4 | 2.5 |
Other/s criteria/s | 64 | 40.5 |