SynthesisPloS one2017
Socio-economic status over the life course and obesity: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
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171 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The intergenerational effects of low parental socio-economic position on cardiometabolic and inflammatory outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of clinical investigation · 2026Pooled it
- Socioeconomic determinants of overweight and obesity among Mexican children and adolescents: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- High intake of ultra-processed food is associated with dementia in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Journal of neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Socioeconomic Inequalities and Molecular Risk for Aging in Young Adulthood.American journal of epidemiology · 2023Pooled it
- Ultra-Processed Food Intake Is Associated with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Interindividual Variability in Mental Fatigue-Related Impairments in Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review and Multiple Meta-regression.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- New Insights on the Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of healthier menu item price reductions in the out-of-home food sector on energy purchased and consumed: a restaurant-based pilot experiment.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Examining the moderation of the relationship between socio-economic status and consumption intentions by food information labels.Appetite · 2025Trial
- The prevalence of obesity and lifestyle behaviors of parents of youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Disability and health journal · 2023Trial
- 'Mindful eating' for reducing emotional eating in patients with overweight or obesity in primary care settings: A randomized controlled trial.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2023Trial
- Association between Indicators of Inequality and Weight Change following a Behavioural Weight Loss Intervention.Obesity facts · 2023Trial
- High prevalence of obesity-related hypertension among adults aged 40 to 79 years in Southwest China.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- Pre-pregnancy parental BMI and offspring blood pressure in infancy.European journal of preventive cardiology · 2019Trial
- Are associations of childhood body mass index trajectories with early-onset coronary heart disease modified by parental history of cardiovascular disease?International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- The role of socioeconomic status and pre-pregnancy BMI in postpartum psychiatric episodes - a mediation study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic and socioeconomic differences in the use of anti-obesity medications: a register study among 282,307 Finnish adults.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Incidence and prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea and narcolepsy in the UK: a population-based descriptive study.Thorax · 2026Article
- Country-specific differences in the association between obesity risk factors in two high-income countries: a cross-sectional analysis from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Impact of socioeconomic status on patient characteristics and postoperative outcomes in colorectal cancer surgery: A retrospective cohort study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this review was to summarize the published literature on the association of childhood, adulthood and life course socio-economic status (SES) with obesity between January 1990 and June 2015.
methodsThe major medical electronic databases were searched to identify studies that examined SES over the life-course in relation to obesity. A total of 219 studies were identified through the initial search, and 35 qualified for full review. Of these, 14 publications met our inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis, all from developed or upper-middle income countries.
resultsThere was a consistent association between lower life course SES and obesity among women (summary OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.76), but not among men (summary OR: 0.92, 95% CI: 0.60, 1.40). Overall, mean BMI was higher among individuals with lower life course SES compared with those with higher life course SES (summary mean BMI difference: 0.65, 95% CI: 0.59, 0.71). Mean waist circumference (WC) was higher among women with lower life course SES compared with those with higher life course SES (summary mean WC: 4.67, 95% CI: 4.15, 5.20), but lower among men (summary mean WC difference: -0.10, 95% CI: -0.11, -0.08).
conclusionThe inverse relationship between life course SES and obesity among women was consistent, based mostly on studies in developed countries. Nevertheless, critical information gaps remain in relation to the impact of childhood and life course SES on obesity in developing countries.
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