doi:10.1186/s13104-018-3665-2engVaquera, E.Jones, R.Marí-Klose, P.Marí-Klose, M.Cunningham, S.A.Unhealthy weight among children in Spain and the role of the home environmentART-2018-107716Objective: Unhealthy weight is a major global health concern. This study examines unhealthy weight among children in Spain and the role of the home environment therein. Data are from a 2010 national survey of families with children. We examined unhealthy weight among children ages 5-10 years using the WHO Child Growth Standards and used multivariate logistic regression to assess associations with family characteristics. Results: There was a high prevalence of unhealthy weight, with only 46% of children at normal weight. Both underweight and obesity were higher among boys (14%; 22%) than girls (13%; 12%). Underweight and obesity were higher among children of mothers with obesity and those with unemployed parents. Obesity was higher among children of mothers who were less educated (35%) and among children of immigrants (19%). We find high levels of unhealthy weight in children, with both underweight and obesity being predicted by the same family environment characteristics.2018http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/7494610.1186/s13104-018-3665-2http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/74946oai:zaguan.unizar.es:74946BBMC research notes 11, 1 (2018), 591 [8 pp]byhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess