Income and obesity: what is the direction of the relationship? A systematic review and meta-analysis

ObjectiveIt was repeatedly shown that lower income is associated with higher risks for subsequent obesity. However, the perspective of a potential reverse causality is often neglected, in which obesity is considered a cause for lower income, when obese people drift into lower-income jobs due to labo...

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Published in:	BMJ open Vol. 8; no. 1; p. e019862
Main Authors:	Kim, Tae Jun, von dem Knesebeck, Olaf
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.01.2018 BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects:	Adults Body mass index Causality Child development Education Educational attainment Evidence-based medicine Family income Health care Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Income - statistics & numerical data Influence Meta-analysis Obesity Obesity - economics Obesity - etiology Pediatrics Prospective Studies Public Health Qualitative Research Risk Factors Social Environment Social isolation Socioeconomic Factors Sociology Stereotypes Stigma Systematic review Wages & salaries United Kingdom > UK causation reverse causality obesity Income
ISSN:	2044-6055, 2044-6055
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