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Neighbourhood socioeconomic status and overweight/obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.

Shimels Hussien Mohammed, Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold, Mulugeta Molla Birhanu, Tesfamichael Awoke Sissay, Balewgizie Sileshi Tegegne, Samer Abuzerr, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh

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Synthesis in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

97 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Socioeconomic inequalities in exposure to neighbourhood environments for physical activity: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026
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  2. Social justice for adults with high body weight: a systematic review.International journal for equity in health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Shimels Hussien MohammedDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (the Islamic Republic of) shimelsh@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8231-4158
Tesfa Dejenie HabtewoldDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4476-518X
Mulugeta Molla BirhanuDepartment of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Tesfamichael Awoke SissayDepartment of Public Health, School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Balewgizie Sileshi TegegneDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Samer AbuzerrDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (the Islamic Republic of).
Ahmad EsmaillzadehDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (the Islamic Republic of).

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveLow neighbourhood socioeconomic status (NSES) has been linked to a higher risk of overweight/obesity, irrespective of the individual's own socioeconomic status. No meta-analysis study has been done on the association. Thus, this study was done to synthesise the existing evidence on the association of NSES with overweight, obesity and body mass index (BMI).

designSystematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Web of Sciences and Google Scholar databases were searched for articles published until 25 September 2019. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Epidemiological studies, both longitudinal and cross-sectional ones, which examined the link of NSES to overweight, obesity or BMI, were included. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Data extraction was done by two reviewers, working independently. The methodological quality of included studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for the observational studies. The summary estimates of the relationships of NSES with overweight, obesity and BMI statuses were calculated with random-effects meta-analysis models. Heterogeneity was assessed by Cochran's Q and I

resultA total of 21 observational studies, covering 1 244 438 individuals, were included in this meta-analysis. Low NSES, compared with high NSES, was found to be associated with a 31% higher odds of overweight (pooled OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.16 to 1.47, p<0.001), a 45% higher odds of obesity (pooled OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.21 to 1.74, p<0.001) and a 1.09 kg/m

conclusionNSES disparity might be contributing to the burden of overweight/obesity. Further studies are warranted, including whether addressing NSES disparity could reduce the risk of overweight/obesity. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42017063889.

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Residence CharacteristicsSocial ClassBody Mass IndexEpidemiologic StudiesHumansObesityOverweightmeta-analysisneighbourhood socioeconomic statusobesityobesogenic environmentoverweight

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