Is the Burden of Overweight Shifting to the Poor across the Globe? Time Trends among Women in 39 Low- and Middle-Income Countries (1991–2008)

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Jones-Smith, Jessica C.; Gordon-Larsen, Penny; Siddiqi, Arjumand A.; & Popkin, Barry M. (2012). Is the Burden of Overweight Shifting to the Poor across the Globe? Time Trends among Women in 39 Low- and Middle-Income Countries (1991–2008). International Journal of Obesity, 36(8), 1114-1120. PMCID: PMC3516372

Abstract

Background: Overweight prevalence has increased globally; however, current time trends of overweight prevalence by social class in lower income countries have not been fully explored.
Methods: We used repeated cross-sectional, nationally representative data from the Demographic and Health Surveys on women aged 18-49 years with young children (n=421689) in 39 lower-income countries. We present overweight (body mass index

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2011.179

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Journal Article

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2012

Journal Title

International Journal of Obesity

Author(s)

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

PMCID

PMC3516372

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