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Background
We assessed the association between socioeconomic status at residential area‐level in the 24 wards of Osaka City, differentiated by indices of mean income‐related deprivation, and inequalities in childhood obesity and emaciation.
Methods
Data from representative samples of 26 474 schoolchildren (first and fifth grades of elementary school, and third grade of junior high school [i.e....