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Response to ‘Area-level deprivation and adiposity in children: is the relationship linear?’

International Journal of Obesity volume 38, pages 161–162 (2014)Cite this article

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We are grateful to Rutter et al.1 who raise some interesting discussion points in relation to our article, investigating the relationship between adiposity and area-level deprivation in children.2

When describing the peaks of obesity prevalence in the letter1 (second paragraph), they are reported the wrong way around for boys and girls. Girls’ obesity prevalence peaks at an Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) score of 0.45 and boys peak at an IDACI score of 0.31.

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Griffiths, C., Gately, P., Marchant, P. et al. Response to ‘Area-level deprivation and adiposity in children: is the relationship linear?’. Int J Obes 38, 161–162 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2013.66

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