Korean J Health Promot.  2018 Dec;18(4):177-183. 10.15384/kjhp.2018.18.4.177.

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

• Kim N
• Cho YG
• Kang JH
• Park HA
• Kim K
• Hur YI
• Kwon D

• KMID: 2434578
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15384/kjhp.2018.18.4.177

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Parents; Single-parent family; Adolescent; Obesity

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Fathers
Humans
Korea
Mothers
Obesity*
Overweight
Parents*
Risk-Taking
Single Parent*
Single-Parent Family

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