Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Its Associations With Dietary Patterns and Obesity Degree Among Children in Families Across Six European Countries: The Feel4Diabetes ‐Study
Authors' conclusion
The findings of this study indicate that European children from families with a high socioeconomic vulnerability tend to have an unhealthy dietary profile and a higher degree of obesity. Therefore, public health programs should prioritise families facing high socioeconomic vulnerabilities promoting healthy eating to prevent childhood obesity at early stages.
Study context
- Population
- Parent-child dyads (79% mothers; 50.8% girls) from six European countries; vulnerability from household income, parental education and employment
- Participants
- 9,664 parent-child dyads
- Exposure
- Higher vs lower cumulative socioeconomic vulnerability
- Outcome
- Overweight/obesity, highest vulnerability
- Follow-up
- Baseline
Methodological detailsmultinational, baseline data of the Feel4Diabetes study
- Multinational
- Baseline data of the Feel4Diabetes study
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
OR of overweight/obesity with highest vulnerability
OR = 3.82, 95% CI: 3.05-4.76
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Dietary habits · baseline
- Higher vulnerability linked to lower probability of fruit and vegetable intake
- Higher vulnerability linked to higher probability of consuming red meat and energy-dense snacks
Original publication
Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Its Associations With Dietary Patterns and Obesity Degree Among Children in Families Across Six European Countries: The Feel4Diabetes ‐Study. Pediatr Obes. Published 20 January 2026. doi:10.
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