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J Epidemiol Community Health 2009;63:38 doi:10.1136/jech.2009.096719l
  • Thursday 10 September, Parallel session B
  • Adolescents

Inequalities in the health and well-being of 15-year-old boys and girls in Scotland and the mediating effect of the family meal

  1. K. Levin,
  2. C. Currie
  1. Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

      Background

      Previous research has shown the importance of the family in young people’s health. In particular, family structure has been associated with a range of health outcomes with those living in both-parent families generally faring best.

      Objective

      The aim of this study is to describe health and health behaviour in different family structures and to assess the mediating role of the family meal on this association.

      Methods

      Data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children survey were modelled using Multilevel Binomial …

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