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Stability of Differences in Weight-Related Characteristics of Mothers across Economic, Cultural, Social, and Environmental-Health Indicators of Socioeconomic Status

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  • Virginia Quick

    (Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08520, USA)

  • Kaitlyn M. Eck

    (Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08520, USA)

  • Colleen Delaney

    (Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08520, USA)

  • Ryan Lewis

    (Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08520, USA)

  • Carol Byrd-Bredbenner

    (Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08520, USA)

Abstract

This study explored the differences in weight-related characteristics when socioeconomic status (SES) was assessed by economic, cultural, social, and environmental-health capital individually and as a composite with the goal of determining the stability of differences across types of capital and to ascertain whether single or a combination of capital indicators of SES should be used in nutrition and public health studies. Mothers (n = 557) of young children completed a survey assessing capital and weight-related characteristics. Mothers with higher economic, cultural, and social capital and composite SES had fewer sugar-sweetened beverage servings, fewer meals in front of the TV, more food security, and greater neighborhood space/supports for physical activity than comparators. Few differences occurred among environmental-health capital groups. Composite SES performed similarly to individual economic, cultural, and social capital measures. Findings suggest single SES indicators may be sufficiently stable to capture differences in weight-related characteristics. Each capital type captures a unique aspect of SES; thus, assessing an array of capital types could advance understanding of SES aspects on weight-related characteristics.

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  • Virginia Quick & Kaitlyn M. Eck & Colleen Delaney & Ryan Lewis & Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, 2019. "Stability of Differences in Weight-Related Characteristics of Mothers across Economic, Cultural, Social, and Environmental-Health Indicators of Socioeconomic Status," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-15, October.
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