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ArticleEpidemiology and health2019

Socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among Korean women aged 19-79 years: the 2016 Korean Study of Women's Health-Related Issues.

Eunji Choi, Ha Na Cho, Da Hea Seo, Boyoung Park, Sohee Park, Juhee Cho, Sue Kim, Yeong-Ran Park, Kui Son Choi, Yumie Rhee

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Article in Epidemiology and health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Eunji ChoiGraduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Ha Na ChoGraduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Da Hea SeoDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Boyoung ParkDepartment of Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sohee ParkGraduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Juhee ChoDepartment of Clinical Research and Evaluation, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
Sue KimCollege of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Yeong-Ran ParkDivision of Silver Industry, Kangnam University, Yongin, Korea.
Kui Son ChoiGraduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Yumie RheeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Research Institute, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
National Cancer Center · KRYonsei University · KRHanyang University · KRInha University · KRKangnam University · KRSungkyunkwan University · KR

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National Cancer Center 2015ER630300
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWhile the prevalence of obesity in Asian women has remained stagnant, studies of socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among Asian women are scarce. This study aimed to examine the recent prevalence of obesity in Korean women aged between 19 years and 79 years and to analyze socioeconomic inequalities in obesity.

methodsData were derived from the 2016 Korean Study of Women's Health-Related Issues. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the associations between socioeconomic factors and obesity using Asian standard body mass index (BMI) categories: low (<18.5 kg/m2 ), normal (18.5-22.9 kg/m2 ), overweight (23.0-24.9 kg/m2 ), and obese (≥25.0 kg/ m2 ). As inequality-specific indicators, the slope index of inequality (SII) and relative index of inequality (RII) were calculated, with adjustment for age and self-reported health status.

resultsKorean women were classified into the following BMI categories: underweight (5.3%), normal weight (59.1%), overweight (21.2%), and obese (14.4%). The SII and RII revealed substantial inequalities in obesity in favor of more urbanized women (SII, 4.5; RII, 1.4) and against of women who were highly educated (SII, -16.7; RII, 0.3). Subgroup analysis revealed inequalities in obesity according to household income among younger women and according to urbanization among women aged 65-79 years.

conclusionsClear educational inequalities in obesity existed in Korean women. Reverse inequalities in urbanization were also apparent in older women. Developing strategies to address the multiple observed inequalities in obesity among Korean women may prove essential for effectively reducing the burden of this disease.

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Health Status DisparitiesAdultAgedFemaleHumansMiddle AgedObesityPrevalenceRepublic of KoreaSocioeconomic FactorsYoung AdultBody mass indexObesitySocioeconomic factorsWomen’s health

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