Tools
ToolsEsposito, Lucio, Villaseñor, Adrián, Rodríguez, Enrique Cuevas and Millett, Christopher (2020) The economic gradient of obesity in Mexico: Independent predictive roles of absolute and relative wealth by gender. Social Science & Medicine, 250. ISSN 0277-9536
Preview |
PDF (Accepted_Manuscript)
- Accepted Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives. Download (721kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Despite the vast literature on the economic gradient of obesity, no study investigates the independent predictive roles of absolute and relative standards of living using a large nationally representative adult sample. This gap limits our ability to discern ‘material’ and ‘psychosocial’ pathways to obesity as well as our understanding of the role played by economic inequality in the growing obesity epidemic. Using a large and nationally representative Mexican dataset, we find that absolute wealth and relative deprivation are independently related to obesity, and that such relationships are patterned by sex. Absolute wealth predicts body mass index as well as abdominal obesity according to an inverted-U shape for both sexes, and more markedly so for females. Relative deprivation predicts higher body mass index for females and higher waist circumference for both sexes, with highly relatively deprived females being 24.29% (95% CI [24.26, 24.31]) more likely to be obese and 34.46% (95% CI [34.40,34.53]) more likely to be abdominal obese, and highly relatively deprived males being 14.91% (95% CI [14.88,14.93] more likely to be abdominal obese. Our results offer a new perspective on the economic gradient of obesity and highlight the potential impact of economic inequality, especially for women. Greater awareness of the independent and sex-specific roles of the absolute and relative facets of economic status is needed to better understand and address the obesity epidemic.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | body mass index,gender,inequality,mexico,obesity,relative deprivation,waist circumference,wealth,health(social science),history and philosophy of science,sdg 3 - good health and well-being,sdg 10 - reduced inequalities ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3306 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Literacy and Development Group University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural and Experimental Development Economics |
| Related URLs: | |
| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Feb 2020 08:12 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2025 12:59 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/74313 |
| DOI: |
Downloads
Downloads per month over past year
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |