Bigger bodies: Long-term trends and disparities in obesity and body-mass index among U.S. adults, 1960–2008

Åsa Ljungvall and Frederick J. Zimmerman

Social Science & Medicine, 2012, vol. 75, issue 1, 109-119

Abstract: Increasing obesity rates and corresponding public health problems are well-known, and disparities across socioeconomic groups are frequently reported. However, the literature is less clear on whether the increasing trends are specific to certain socioeconomic groups and whether disparities in obesity are increasing or decreasing over time. This knowledge sheds light on the understanding of the driving forces to the ongoing worldwide increases in obesity and body-mass index and gives guidance to plausible interventions aiming at reverting weights back to healthy levels.

Keywords: Body-mass index; Obesity; Severe obesity; Time trends; Quantile regression; Linear probability model; Socioeconomic disparity; USA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.003

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