Socio-economic inequalities in body mass index among preschool children: do sports programs in early childhood education and care centers make a difference?

• Main Authors: Alena Mayer (Author), Raphael M. Herr (Author), Thomas Klein (Author), Eva Wiedemann (Author), Katharina Diehl (Author), Stephanie Hoffmann (Author), Miriam Blume (Author), Dennis Jepsen (Author), Leonie Sundmacher (Author), Marike Andreas (Author), Sven Schneider (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundOverweight in childhood is considered to be one of the most serious public health challenges. Many studies have investigated individual-level determinants of children's body mass index (BMI), yet studies exploring determinants at the meso-level are sparse. The aim of our study was to...