The shift of obesity burden by socioeconomic status between 1998 and 2017 in Latin American and the Caribbean: a cross-sectional series study

Author Information

Safia S. Jiwani, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia ;Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London
Akram Hernandez-Vasquez, CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Center for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health
Ana Basto-Abreu, Center for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health
Laura Gutierrez, South American Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Health, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Vilma Irazola, South American Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Health, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Ramfis Nieto-Martinez, South Florida Veterans Affairs Foundation for Research and Education and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Miami VA Healthcare System ;Foundation for Clinical, Public Health, and Epidemiology Research in Venezuela
Bruno P. Nunes, Postgraduate Program of Nursing, Federal University of Pelotas
Diana C. Parra, Program of Physical Therapy and Department of Surgery, Institute for Public Health, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine

Date of Publication

2019 12:00 AM

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Health

Keywords

Health Security, srhreports, health, chronic disease, obesity, Latin America, Caribbean, socioeconomic groups, socioeconomic health factors, income inequality, obesity prevalance, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru

Description

"The burden of obesity differs by socioeconomic status. We aimed to characterise the prevalence of obesity among adult men and women in Latin America and the Caribbean by socioeconomic measures and the shifting obesity burden over time."

Comments

Originally published in the Lancet.

This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.