Socioeconomic status and obesity in Cairo, Egypt: A heavy burden for all

被引：13

作者：

Mowafi M. ^{[1
]}

Khadr Z. ^{[2
]}

Kawachi I. ^{[1
]}

Subramanian S.V. ^{[1
]}

Hill A. ^{[3
]}

Bennett G.G. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston, MA 02115

[2] American University in Cairo, Social Research Center, New Cairo 11835, AUC Ave.

[3] Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Global Health and Population, Boston, MA 02115

[4] Duke University, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Durham, NC 27708

来源：

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health | 2014年 / 4卷 / 1期

关键词：

Egypt; Health inequities; Obesity; Social epidemiology; Socioeconomic status;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jegh.2013.09.001

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摘要：

Studies have generally shown a positive association between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity in low-income countries, but few have tested this relationship in the Middle East where obesity prevalence is extraordinarily high and the nutrition profile more closely resembles developed world contexts. The objective of this study is to examine the SES-obesity association in Cairo, Egypt.Multinomial regression analyses were conducted and predicted probabilities were found for overweight and obesity status among adult men and women in a stratified analysis. Data were taken from the 2007 Cairo Urban Inequity Study which collected information on 3993 individuals from 50 neighborhoods in the Cairo Governorate. Five different measures of SES were utilized - education, household expenditures, household assets, subjective wealth, and father's education. No significant associations were found between most measures of SES and overweight/obesity in this population. Overweight and obesity are prevalent across the SES spectrum.These findings suggest that obesity programs and policies should be targeted at all SES groups in Cairo, although specific mechanisms may vary by SES and should be explored further in future studies. © 2013 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.

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