Obesity and socioeconomic status in developing countries: a systematic review

• Published in: Obesity reviews Vol. 13; no. 11; pp. 1067 - 1079
• Main Authors: Dinsa, G. D, Goryakin, Y, Fumagalli, E, Suhrcke, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2012; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Child; childhood obesity; children; Developing countries; Developing Countries - economics; Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data; economics; epidemiology; Female; human development; Humans; Income; LDCs; Low income areas; Male; men; Obesity; Obesity - economics; Obesity - epidemiology; Public Health; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; socioeconomic status; Socioeconomics; statistics & numerical data; systematic review; women

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...