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Exploring the effect of socioeconomic development on child growth in posttransitional Croatia: a cross-sectional study

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  • Sanja Musić Milanović

    (Croatian Institute of Public Health
    University of Zagreb)

  • Maja Lang Morović

    (Croatian Institute of Public Health)

  • Helena Križan

    (Croatian Institute of Public Health)

  • Martina Pezer

    (Institute of Public Finance)

  • Jelena Seferović

    (University of Ljubljana)

  • Saša Missoni

    (Institute for Anthropological Research)

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Objectives To determine the relationship between socioeconomic development (SD) of local administrative units (LAU) and the height and body mass index (BMI) of second- and third-grade children in Croatia. Methods We analyzed average height-for-age and BMI-for-age z-scores of 99 LAUs, based on the measurement of 5662 children participating in the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative Croatia. SD was defined according to the governmental Development index. Pearson’s correlations between average height and BMI z-scores and SD were calculated. We used ANOVA to test differences in average height and BMI z-scores among LAUs from different SD quartiles and multiple linear regression to investigate the association between average height-for-age z-scores and SD. Results Height-for-age was significantly correlated with SD. We found a difference in average height-for-age between the least and more developed LAUs. A multiple linear regression model showed significant association between Development index and the average height-for-age z-score (F = 13.085, p

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  • Sanja Musić Milanović & Maja Lang Morović & Helena Križan & Martina Pezer & Jelena Seferović & Saša Missoni, 2020. "Exploring the effect of socioeconomic development on child growth in posttransitional Croatia: a cross-sectional study," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 65(8), pages 1299-1307, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:65:y:2020:i:8:d:10.1007_s00038-020-01424-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-020-01424-0
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