Socioeconomic - related inequalities in overweight and obesity: findings from the PERSIAN cohort study

Socioeconomic - related inequalities in overweight and obesity: findings from the PERSIAN cohort study

Abstract Background Overweight and obesity are major health concerns worldwide, with adverse health consequences during the life span. This study measured socioeconomic inequality in overweight and obesity among Iranian adults. Methods Data were extracted from 129,257 Iranian adults (aged 35 years a...

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Main Authors: Farid Najafi, Shahin Soltani, Behzad Karami Matin, Ali Kazemi Karyani, Satar Rezaei, Moslem Soofi, Yahya Salimi, Mehdi Moradinazar, Mohammad Hajizadeh, Loghman Barzegar, Yahya Pasdar, Behrooz Hamzeh, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Reza Malekzadeh, Hossein Poustchi, Sareh Eghtesad, Azim Nejatizadeh, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Mohammad Javad Zare Sakhvidi, Farahnaz Joukar, Seyed Mohammad Hashemi-Shahri, Alireza Vakilian, Ramin Niknam, Elnaz Faramarzi, Ghodrat Akhavan Akbari, Fershteh Ghorat, Arsalan Khaledifar, Davoud Vahabzadeh, Reza Homayounfar, Ali Reza Safarpour, Sayed Vahid Hosseini, Reza Rezvani, Seyyed Ahmad Hosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Socioeconomic Factors
Inequality
Concentration index
overweight and obesity
PERSIAN
Iran
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8322-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8322-8

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