Obesity and socioeconomic status in developing countries: a systematic review

We undertook a systematic review of studies assessing the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and measured obesity in low‐ and middle‐income countries (defined by the World Bank as countries with per capita income up to US$12,275) among children, men and women. The evidence on the subject...

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Veröffentlicht in:Obesity reviews Jg. 13; H. 11; S. 1067 - 1079
Hauptverfasser: Dinsa, G. D, Goryakin, Y, Fumagalli, E, Suhrcke, M
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2012
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Schlagworte:
Adult
Child
childhood obesity
children
Developing countries
Developing Countries - economics
Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data
economics
epidemiology
Female
human development
Humans
Income
LDCs
Low income areas
Male
men
Obesity
Obesity - economics
Obesity - epidemiology
Public Health
Social Class
Socioeconomic Factors
socioeconomic status
Socioeconomics
statistics & numerical data
systematic review
women
ISSN:1467-7881, 1467-789X, 1467-789X
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Zusammenfassung:We undertook a systematic review of studies assessing the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and measured obesity in low‐ and middle‐income countries (defined by the World Bank as countries with per capita income up to US$12,275) among children, men and women. The evidence on the subject has grown significantly since an earlier influential review was published in 2004. We find that in low‐income countries or in countries with low human development index (HDI), the association between SES and obesity appears to be positive for both men and women: the more affluent and/or those with higher educational attainment tend to be more likely to be obese. However, in middle‐income countries or in countries with medium HDI, the association becomes largely mixed for men and mainly negative for women. This particular shift appears to occur at an even lower level of per capita income than suggested by an influential earlier review. By contrast, obesity in children appears to be predominantly a problem of the rich in low‐ and middle‐income countries.
Bibliographie:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.01017.x
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ISSN:1467-7881
1467-789X
1467-789X
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.01017.x