The association of household food security, household characteristics and school environment with obesity status among off-reserve First Nations and Métis children and youth in Canada: results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
Introduction: Indigenous children are twice as likely to be classified as obese and three times as likely to experience household food insecurity when compared with non-Indigenous Canadian children. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between food insecurity and weight status a...
Published in: | Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English French |
Published: |
Public Health Agency of Canada
2017
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.37.3.03 https://doaj.org/article/bc2c369398784a4f941f791f8de6249a |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bc2c369398784a4f941f791f8de6249a |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bc2c369398784a4f941f791f8de6249a 2023-05-15T16:15:22+02:00 The association of household food security, household characteristics and school environment with obesity status among off-reserve First Nations and Métis children and youth in Canada: results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey Jasmin Bhawra Martin J. Cooke Yanling Guo Piotr Wilk 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.37.3.03 https://doaj.org/article/bc2c369398784a4f941f791f8de6249a EN FR eng fre Public Health Agency of Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-37-no-3-2017/association-household-food-security-characteristics-school-environment-with-obesity-status-among-reserve-first-nations-metis-children-youth-canada.html https://doaj.org/toc/2368-738X 2368-738X doi:10.24095/hpcdp.37.3.03 https://doaj.org/article/bc2c369398784a4f941f791f8de6249a Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, Vol 37, Iss 3, Pp 77-86 (2017) child obesity food insecurity Indigenous peoples First Nations Métis school environment Medicine (General) R5-920 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.37.3.03 2022-12-31T02:25:23Z Introduction: Indigenous children are twice as likely to be classified as obese and three times as likely to experience household food insecurity when compared with non-Indigenous Canadian children. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between food insecurity and weight status among Métis and off-reserve First Nations children and youth across Canada. Methods: We obtained data on children and youth aged 6 to 17 years (n = 6900) from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey. We tested bivariate relationships using Pearson chi-square tests and used nested binary logistic regressions to examine the food insecurity-weight status relationship, after controlling for geography, household and school characteristics and cultural factors. Results: Approximately 22% of Métis and First Nations children and youth were overweight, and 15% were classified as obese. Over 80% of the sample was reported as food secure, 9% experienced low food security and 7% were severely food insecure. Off-reserve Indigenous children and youth from households with very low food security were at higher risk of overweight or obese status; however, this excess risk was not independent of household socioeconomic status, and was reduced by controlling for household income, adjusted for household size. Negative school environment was also a significant predictor of obesity risk, independent of demographic, household and geographic factors. Conclusion: Both food insecurity and obesity were prevalent among the Indigenous groups studied, and our results suggest that a large proportion of children and youth who are food insecure are also overweight or obese. This study reinforces the importance of including social determinants of health, such as income, school environment and geography, in programs or policies targeting child obesity. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada 37 3 77 86 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English French |
topic |
child obesity food insecurity Indigenous peoples First Nations Métis school environment Medicine (General) R5-920 |
spellingShingle |
child obesity food insecurity Indigenous peoples First Nations Métis school environment Medicine (General) R5-920 Jasmin Bhawra Martin J. Cooke Yanling Guo Piotr Wilk The association of household food security, household characteristics and school environment with obesity status among off-reserve First Nations and Métis children and youth in Canada: results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey |
topic_facet |
child obesity food insecurity Indigenous peoples First Nations Métis school environment Medicine (General) R5-920 |
description |
Introduction: Indigenous children are twice as likely to be classified as obese and three times as likely to experience household food insecurity when compared with non-Indigenous Canadian children. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between food insecurity and weight status among Métis and off-reserve First Nations children and youth across Canada. Methods: We obtained data on children and youth aged 6 to 17 years (n = 6900) from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey. We tested bivariate relationships using Pearson chi-square tests and used nested binary logistic regressions to examine the food insecurity-weight status relationship, after controlling for geography, household and school characteristics and cultural factors. Results: Approximately 22% of Métis and First Nations children and youth were overweight, and 15% were classified as obese. Over 80% of the sample was reported as food secure, 9% experienced low food security and 7% were severely food insecure. Off-reserve Indigenous children and youth from households with very low food security were at higher risk of overweight or obese status; however, this excess risk was not independent of household socioeconomic status, and was reduced by controlling for household income, adjusted for household size. Negative school environment was also a significant predictor of obesity risk, independent of demographic, household and geographic factors. Conclusion: Both food insecurity and obesity were prevalent among the Indigenous groups studied, and our results suggest that a large proportion of children and youth who are food insecure are also overweight or obese. This study reinforces the importance of including social determinants of health, such as income, school environment and geography, in programs or policies targeting child obesity. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Jasmin Bhawra Martin J. Cooke Yanling Guo Piotr Wilk |
author_facet |
Jasmin Bhawra Martin J. Cooke Yanling Guo Piotr Wilk |
author_sort |
Jasmin Bhawra |
title |
The association of household food security, household characteristics and school environment with obesity status among off-reserve First Nations and Métis children and youth in Canada: results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey |
title_short |
The association of household food security, household characteristics and school environment with obesity status among off-reserve First Nations and Métis children and youth in Canada: results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey |
title_full |
The association of household food security, household characteristics and school environment with obesity status among off-reserve First Nations and Métis children and youth in Canada: results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey |
title_fullStr |
The association of household food security, household characteristics and school environment with obesity status among off-reserve First Nations and Métis children and youth in Canada: results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey |
title_full_unstemmed |
The association of household food security, household characteristics and school environment with obesity status among off-reserve First Nations and Métis children and youth in Canada: results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey |
title_sort |
association of household food security, household characteristics and school environment with obesity status among off-reserve first nations and métis children and youth in canada: results from the 2012 aboriginal peoples survey |
publisher |
Public Health Agency of Canada |
publishDate |
2017 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.37.3.03 https://doaj.org/article/bc2c369398784a4f941f791f8de6249a |
geographic |
Canada |
geographic_facet |
Canada |
genre |
First Nations |
genre_facet |
First Nations |
op_source |
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, Vol 37, Iss 3, Pp 77-86 (2017) |
op_relation |
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-37-no-3-2017/association-household-food-security-characteristics-school-environment-with-obesity-status-among-reserve-first-nations-metis-children-youth-canada.html https://doaj.org/toc/2368-738X 2368-738X doi:10.24095/hpcdp.37.3.03 https://doaj.org/article/bc2c369398784a4f941f791f8de6249a |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.37.3.03 |
container_title |
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada |
container_volume |
37 |
container_issue |
3 |
container_start_page |
77 |
op_container_end_page |
86 |
_version_ |
1766001120504709120 |