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Urban-rural differences in childhood and adolescent obesity in the United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Background: A systematic literature review and subsequent meta-analysis were performed to investigate differences in childhood obesity between urban and rural areas in the United States. Methods: A search of published studies comparing childhood obesity in urban and rural settings was undertaken by probing PubMed and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) for articles that met predetermined inclusion criteria. A subsequent meta-analysis was conducted to determine the combined effect size and significance of differences in childhood obesity between urban and rural areas. Results: Ten studies were identified for systematic review, five of which contributed to the meta-analysis. All but one study suggested that residence in rural areas was associated with higher prevalence or increased odds of childhood obesity, compared to children living in urban areas. A meta-analysis of 74,168 pooled participants ages 2–19 found that rural children have 26% greater odds of obesity, compared to urban children (odds ratio=1.26; 95% confidence interval, 1.21–1.32). Conclusions: Obesity rates are higher among rural children than urban children in the United States. To ensure successful targeted interventions and effective resource allocation, practitioners and policy makers alike should be cognizant of this disparity in childhood obesity.
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“Trends over time in obesity prevalence among US youth by age, race and Hispanic origin, income, and education of household head have been published,1,5,13 but trends in obesity and severe obesity prevalence by urbanization level have not been well studied.”
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“Differences have also been reported by education and income.5”
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“Trends over time in obesity prevalence among US youth by age, race and Hispanic origin, income, and education of household head have been published,1,5,13 but trends in obesity and severe obesity prevalence by urbanization level have not been well studied.”
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“Youth living in households headed by college graduates have a lower prevalence of obesity compared with youth living in households headed by individuals with less education.”
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“Similarly, youth in higher- income households have a lower prevalence of obesity than youth living in households with less income.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Johnson, J. A., & Johnson, A. M.
- Affiliations
- Rollins College (US)
- Stetson University (US)
- Venue
- Childhood Obesity
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2015-04-30
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 233-241
- ISSN
- 2153-2168 (ISSN-L)
- 2153-2176
- OpenAlex
- W1948287158
- Cited by
- 360
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 20 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 42 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 42 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 36 · 2017: 26 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 3
- FWCI
- 3.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Childhood Obesity (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity and Health Practices
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- adolescent obesity, urban-rural disparities, rural children, obesity prevalence, health disparities, rural health
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Diet, Humans, Nutrition Surveys, Risk Factors, Rural Population, Socioeconomic Factors, United States, Urban Population, Exercise, Body Mass Index, Prevalence, Odds Ratio, Pediatric Obesity
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