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Urban Disadvantage, Obesity, and Underweight in 31 Lower-Income Countries.
Sheets, Lincoln R; Woldu, Henok G; Swart, Rina; Simoes, Eduardo.
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  • Sheets LR; Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States.
  • Woldu HG; Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States.
  • Swart R; Department of Community and Health Sciences, University of Western Cape, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
  • Simoes E; Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States.
Stud Health Technol Inform ; 264: 338-342, 2019 Aug 21.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31437941
Although some studies have shown that obesity and other non-communicable diseases are more common in more disadvantaged areas, no publications to date have examined the interaction of obesity with urban and rural disadvantage in lower-income countries. This study analyzed the rates of obesity and underweight in disadvantaged urban women and disadvantaged rural women in 31 lower-income countries, and calculated the age-adjusted odds ratios of urban vs. rural obesity and underweight. The odds of obesity were significantly (p<0.05) higher for urban populations in 16 of the 31 countries and in all aggregated regions; the evidence that underweight is also associated more with urban populations was mixed. Because obesity is a rapidly-growing threat to the public health and financial strength of lower-income countries, and urban disadvantage is associated with more obesity than rural disadvantage, policymakers should work to understand, predict, and prevent obesity in urban populations specifically.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Delgadez / Obesidad Tipo de estudio: Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Stud Health Technol Inform Asunto de la revista: INFORMATICA MEDICA / PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Delgadez / Obesidad Tipo de estudio: Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Stud Health Technol Inform Asunto de la revista: INFORMATICA MEDICA / PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Países Bajos