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The association between socioeconomic status and obesity in Peruvian women

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dc.contributor.author Poterico, J.A.
dc.contributor.author Stanojevic, S.
dc.contributor.author Ruiz-Grosso, P.
dc.contributor.author Bernabé Ortiz, Antonio
dc.contributor.author Miranda, J. Jaime
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-18T19:26:49Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-18T19:26:49Z
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10920
dc.description.abstract Historically in developing countries, the prevalence of obesity has been greater in more advantaged socioeconomic groups. However, in recent years the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity has changed and varies depending on the country's development stage. This study examines the relationship between SES and obesity using two indicators of SES: education or possession assets. Using the cross-sectional 2008 National Demographic and Family Health Survey of Peru (ENDES 2008), we investigated this relationship in women aged 15-49 years living in rural and urban settings. Descriptive, linear and logistic regressions analyses were conducted accounting for the multistage nature of the sampling design. The overall prevalence of obesity in this study was 14.1% (95% confidence interval (CI): 13.3-14.8); 8.4% (95% CI: 7.5-9.3) in rural areas and 16.2% (95% CI: 15.2-17.2) in urban areas. Wealthier women were more likely to be obese, and this association was stronger in rural areas. Conversely, more educated women were less likely to be obese, especially in urban areas. The distribution of obesity in Peruvian women is strongly related to socioeconomic position, and differs whether measured as possession assets or by level of education. These findings could have important implications for policy development in Peru. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Wiley
dc.relation.ispartofseries Obesity
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Logistic Models en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject Controlled Study en_US
dc.subject Cross-Sectional Study en_US
dc.subject Major Clinical Study en_US
dc.subject Rural Area en_US
dc.subject Disease Association en_US
dc.subject Prevalence en_US
dc.subject Urban Population en_US
dc.subject Educational Status en_US
dc.subject Linear Models en_US
dc.subject Body Mass Index en_US
dc.subject Obesity en_US
dc.subject Rural Population en_US
dc.subject Urban Area en_US
dc.subject Social Status en_US
dc.subject Obesity en_US
dc.subject Social Class en_US
dc.title The association between socioeconomic status and obesity in Peruvian women en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2011.288
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.01.00
dc.relation.issn 1930-739X


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