Associations between paediatric obesity, chemical mixtures and environmental factors, in a national cross‐sectional study of Canadian children
Authors' conclusion
Our findings support the role of early childhood chemical exposures in paediatric obesity and the potential combined effects of chemicals.
Study context
- Population
- Canadian children aged 3–11, Canadian Health Measures Survey 2007–2019
- Participants
- 9,147 children
- Exposure
- Exposure to chemical mixtures
- Outcome
- Paediatric overweight or obesity, obesity and central obesity, defined from measured anthropometrics
Methodological detailsnational, population-based, quantile-based G computational analysis
- National
- Population-based
- Quantile-based G computational analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Overweight or obesity, obesity and central obesity with mixture of bisphenol A, acrylamide, glycidamide, metals, parabens and arsenic
Overweight or obese (prevalence)
24.1%
Increased risk of overweight or obesity
45%
95% CI 1.09, 1.93
Increased risk of obesity
109%
95% CI 1.27, 3.42
Increased risk of central obesity
82%
95% CI 1.30, 2.56
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Associations between paediatric obesity, chemical mixtures and environmental factors, in a national cross‐sectional study of Canadian children. Pediatr Obes. Published 14 June 2024. doi:10.
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