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KMID : 0928320180180040177
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Korean Journal of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2018 Volume.18 No. 4 p.177 ~ p.183
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The Differences in Obesity Rates According to Status of Co-Residence with Their Parents in Korean Adolescents: The Implication of the Gender of Single Parent Living with Adolescents
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Kim Na-Hee
Cho Young-Gyu
Kang Jae-Heon
Park Hyun-Ah
Kim Kyoung-Woo
Hur Yang-Im
Kwon Du-Ho
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Abstract
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Background: Many studies have reported that adolescents living with single parent have a high risk of obesity. However, those studies did not explore the implication of the gender of single parent living with adolescents. This study investigated the differences in obesity rates according to status of co- residence with their parents in Korean adolescents. The family living with single parent was classified into the family living with single father and the family living with single mother.
Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 59,602 adolescents who participated in the 2017 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey. The data on height, weight, status of co-residence with parents, and the other variables were obtained through online questionnaires.
Results: In male adolescents, the family living with single mother was related to a high proportion of obesity (odds ratio [OR] 1.24, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.09-1.40) and overweight (OR 1.17, 95% CI 1.03-1.34). However, in female adolescents, the family living with single father was related to a high proportion of obesity (OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.23-1.82). In addition, female adolescents living with neither parent were more likely to be obese (OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.13-1.91) and overweight (OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.00-1.70).
Conclusions: This study showed a risk of obesity in adolescents living with single parent differs according to the gender of single parent living with adolescents. Not adolescents living with a same-gender parent, but those living with an opposite-gender parent have a high risk of obesity.
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KEYWORD
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Parents, Single-parent family, Adolescent, Obesity
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