Examining the association between socioeconomic position and body mass index in 1978 and 2005 among Canadian working-age women and men

Lindsay McLaren (), M. Auld, Jenny Godley, David Still and Lise Gauvin

International Journal of Public Health, 2010, vol. 55, issue 3, 193-200

Abstract: The SEP–BMI association in Canada is complex, showing variation by gender, by aspect of SEP, across the BMI distribution, and at different time points. The association departs from the more consistent social gradient in health, thereby challenging our view of BMI as a typical health issue. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel/Switzerland 2010

Keywords: Body mass index (BMI); Socioeconomic position (SEP); Canada; Population trends (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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