Long maternal working hours were linked to obesity,underweight and stunting in children under age 5 in China |
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Authors: | Xinyue Ding Jianghong Li Li-yun Zhao Zhen-yu Yang Wenhua Zhao |
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Affiliation: | 1. National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China;2. WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin, Germany |
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Abstract: | This study assessed the relationship between maternal working hours and stunting, underweight and obesity in children under age 5 in China, using data from the China Nutrition and Health Survey (CNHS) conducted in 2002 and multivariable logistic regression. We found that maternal work hours 25–40 or >40 h per week were associated with a higher risk for underweight and stunting (under growth) in children under age 5. The association between working 25–40 h per week and stunting was somewhat stronger for children from low-income families and the effect of working >40 h per week on underweight was larger among children from mothers with lower education, although with marginal significance (90% confidence). In contrast, we found that long maternal work hours (>40 h per week) were associated with a lower risk for overweight and obesity in children under age 5. This association was stronger among children from mothers with lower education. |
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Keywords: | children under 5 years of age China CNHS maternal working hours overweight and obesity stunting underweight |
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