Income in relation to obesity measures in an East German adult population: findings from the LIFE-Adult-Study
| Autor: | Enzenbach, Cornelia, Kowall, Bernd |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Soziologie
Anthropologie Sociology & anthropology cross-sectional study Medizinsoziologie Medical Sociology Bundesrepublik Deutschland Mikrozensus Einkommen Fettsucht Übergewicht sozioökonomische Lage neue Bundesländer Erwachsener Benachteiligung Federal Republic of Germany microcensus income adipositas overweight socioeconomic position New Federal States adult deprivation |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health, 21, 1-13 |
| Druh dokumentu: | Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-021-11302-w |
| Popis: | Background: Obesity has been postulated to be a consequence of economic disadvantage. However, epidemiological studies failed to demonstrate a consistent link between income and body fat indicators. We examined income as a possible cause of obesity in an East German general population, focusing on appropriate representation of study variables, as well as on confounding and modification of the income-obesity association. Methods: We used data of 9599 participants in the baseline examination of the LIFE-Adult-Study, conducted in the city of Leipzig from 2011 to 2014. Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) as obesity measures were based on standardised measurements, net equivalised income (NEI) on self-reports. We estimated adjusted means of BMI and WC within NEI categories representing the range from risk of poverty to affluence. We stratified the analyses by gender, age, and education. Results: A substantial part of the age-adjusted associations of income with obesity measures was attributable to other SES indicators. Adjusted for these variables, NEI was comparably associated with BMI and WC. Among women, BMI and WC decreased across NEI categories. The inverse associations tended to be stronger at non-working age (≥ 65 years) than at working age ( |
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