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Changes in body mass index and risk of adolescent psychopathology: a longitudinal cohort study
Background Abnormal body mass index (BMI) has been associated with development of psychopathology. This association in children is well documented, for both overweight and underweight children. However, the association between change in BMI and the development of psychopathology has been less invest…
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Psychopathology and early life stress in migrant youths: an analysis of the ‘Growing Up in Ireland’ study
Objectives Migrant youths endure many challenges. Such challenges can be stressful and lead to psychological difficulties. We investigated the relationship between migration, psychopathology and stressful events in children and adolescents. We hypothesised that migrant youths would show higher level…
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Minority Status, Social Welfare Status and their Association with Child Participation in Sporting, Cultural and Community Activities
Participation in sporting, cultural and community activities can have significant emotional, physical and social benefits for children. A small literature now exists exploring the factors that promote or inhibit children’s participation in these activities. This paper adds to the literature using a…
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Estimation and consumption pattern for free sugar intake in 3-year-old Irish preschool children
Purposes Dietary free sugars (FS) are the most important risk factor for dental caries and can contribute to excess energy intake. Measuring FS intake is limited by food composition databases and appropriate dietary assessment methods. The aim of this analysis was to estimate total sugar (TS) and FS…
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Early Childhoof Dental Problems: Classification Tree Analyses
Investigations into the wider bioecological understanding of dental problems in early childhood are limited in national surveys. Classification tree analysis (CTA) was used to explore multilevel interactions among key aspects of child and primary caregiver (PCG) psychosocial and physical health affe…
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Weight status and dental problems in early childhood: Classifcation tree analysis of a national cohort
A poor quality diet may be a common risk factor for both obesity and dental problems such as caries. The aim of this paper is to use classification tree analysis (CTA) to identify predictors of dental problems in a nationally representative cohort of Irish pre-school children. CTA was used to classi…
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Data Mapping From Food Diaries to Augment the Amount and Frequency of Food Measured Using Short Food Questionnaires
Collecting accurate and detailed dietary intake data is costly at a national level. Accordingly, limited dietary assessment tools such as Short Food Questionnaires (SFQs) are increasingly used in large surveys. This paper describes a novel method linking matched datasets to improve the quality of di…
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Estimation and consumption pattern of free sugar intake in 3-year-old Irish preschool children
Purposes Dietary free sugars (FS) are the most important risk factor for dental caries and can contribute to excess energy intake. Measuring FS intake is limited by food composition databases and appropriate dietary assessment methods. The aim of this analysis was to estimate total sugar (TS) and FS…
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Does Overweight and Obesity Impact on Self-Rated Health? Evidence Using Instrumental Variables ordered probit Models
This paper, for the first time, presents estimates of the causal impact of overweight and obesity on self-rated health (SRH) using instrumental variables (IV) econometric methods. While a number of previous studies have sought to better understand the determinants of SRH, there is no consensus in re…