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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

Assessing the income-related inequality in obesity among the elderly in China: A decomposition analysis.

Jinpeng Xu, Guomei Tian, Ting Zhang, Hongyu Zhang, Jian Liu, Qi Shi, Jiale Sun, Haixin Wang, Bokai Zhang, Qunhong Wu and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jinpeng XuDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Guomei TianDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Ting ZhangDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Hongyu ZhangDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Jian LiuDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Qi ShiDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Jiale SunCentral Office, Xuzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xuzhou, China.
Haixin WangDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Bokai ZhangDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Qunhong WuDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Zheng KangDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Harbin Medical University · CNXuzhou Central Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Background: Obesity among the elderly imposes a significant health and economic burden. The purpose of this study was to measure the obesity prevalence and income-related inequality among older adults in China and to explore the determinants of the inequity. Methods: Data were obtained from 4,541 older adults (60 years and older) participating in the China Family Panel Study, 2018. Obesity was defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥28 kg/m Results: The prevalence of obesity among the respondents was 7.99%. The 95% confidence interval for the overall prevalence was 7.20-8.78%. The normalized concentration index of obesity in the elderly was 0.075 (95% confidence interval: 0.047-0.103), indicating that obesity was more concentrated among the rich ( Conclusions: In 2018, obesity was more concentrated among the elderly with higher incomes in China. The pro-poor income-related inequality was mainly due to the higher socioeconomic status of higher-income older adults. Health behaviors and psychosocial factors could also exacerbate the inequality. To prevent the heavy burden of obesity on the health and finances of older adults, more attention should be paid to those who are financially better off, especially those who smoke and are physically inactive, while extroverted older adults also need to be focused on. For developing countries, concern needs to be given to the obesity of the wealthy elderly as a result of economic development.

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IncomeSocial ClassAgedChinaHumansObesitySocioeconomic FactorsChinese elderlyconcentration indexdecomposition analysisincome-related inequalityobesity

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