Body mass index and poor self-rated health in 49 low-income and middle-income countries, by sex, 2002-2004
| Autor: | Wang, A, Arah, OA |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Zdroj: | Wang, A; & Arah, OA. (2015). Body mass index and poor self-rated health in 49 low-income and middle-income countries, by sex, 2002-2004. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12(8). doi: 10.5888/pcd12.150070. UCLA: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/327445x2 |
| Popis: | This study investigated whether the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and poor self-rated health differed by sex in low-income countries and middle-income countries. We analyzed data from the World Health Survey (2002-2004) on 160,099 participants from 49 low-income and middle-income countries by using random-intercept multilevel logistic regressions. We found a U-shaped relationship between BMI and poor self-rated health among both sexes in both low-income and middle-income countries, but the relationship differed by sex in strength and direction between low-income countries and middle-income countries. Differential perception of body weight and general health might explain some of the observed sex differences. |
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