South‐to‐South parental migration patterns and excess weight among children: Insights from a national cross‐sectional study in Colombia
Main finding · Excess weight (BMI z-score ≥1)Result — go to the resultPrevalence ratio 0.49 95% CI 0.25–0.98Authors' conclusion
Colombian children with return migrant parents from Venezuela experienced less excess weight than children with non-migrant parents, but higher rates of food insecurity in migrant households might partially explain this difference. This study calls attention to two serious public health concerns for Colombian children-those who have excess weight and those who lack sufficient food, particularly among migrant returnees (a situation that may have worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic).
Study context
- Population
- Colombian children, Colombia's 2015 National Survey of the Nutritional Situation
- Participants
- 334 vs 4,272
- Exposure
- Children with South-to-South migrant parents vs children with non-migrant parents
- Migrant parentsn = 334
- Non-migrant parentsn = 4,272reference
- Outcome
- Excess weight (BMI z-score ≥1)
Methodological detailsnational survey, weighted multivariable logistic regression
- National survey
- Weighted multivariable logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Prevalence ratio
0.49
95% CI 0.25–0.98
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Household food insecurity
Migrant parents returned from Venezuela
- Most migrant parents returned to Colombia from Venezuela
- 84%
Original publication
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