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ToolsDinsa, G. D., Goryakin, Y., Fumagalli, E. and Suhrcke, M. (2012) Obesity and socioeconomic status in developing countries: a systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 13 (11). 1067–1079. ISSN 1467-789X
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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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) |
| Depositing User: | Users 2731 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Oct 2012 11:09 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Nov 2022 15:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/39834 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.01017.x |
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