Emerging Disparities in Overweight by Educational Attainment in Chinese Adults (1989-2006)

Citation

Jones-Smith, Jessica C.; Gordon-Larsen, Penny; Siddiqi, Arjumand A.; & Popkin, Barry M. (2012). Emerging Disparities in Overweight by Educational Attainment in Chinese Adults (1989-2006). International Journal of Obesity, 36(6), 866-875. PMCID: PMC3193889

Abstract

Objective: To test whether a disparity in overweight by socioeconomic status (SES; represented by educational attainment) has emerged among men or women during a recent 17-year period in China.
Methods: Data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), a panel study including 7314 women and 6492 men, are used to longitudinally track the body mass index (BMI) and odds of overweight by educational attainment among Chinese adults (baseline age 18-50) from 1989 to 2006 to determine whether individuals of low (secondary school) educational attainment experienced a disproportionately faster increase in BMI or odds of overweight (BMI

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2011.134

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2012

Journal Title

International Journal of Obesity

Author(s)

Jones-Smith, Jessica C.
Gordon-Larsen, Penny
Siddiqi, Arjumand A.
Popkin, Barry M.

PMCID

PMC3193889

ORCiD

Gordon-Larsen - 0000-0001-5322-4188
Popkin - 0000-0001-9495-9324