Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Science Communicator Platform

Stay connected! Follow us on X network (Twitter):
Share this content! On (X network) By
Inequality of Obesity and Socioeconomic Factors in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses



Djalalinia S1, 2, 3 ; Peykari N1, 2, 3 ; Qorbani M4, 5 ; Larijani B2 ; Farzadfar F5
Authors
Show Affiliations
Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Development of Research and Technology Center, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Deputy of Research and Technology, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. School of Medicine, Community Medicine Department Alborz, University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
  5. 5. Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Published:2015

Abstract

Background: Socioeconomic status and demographic factors, such as education, occupation, place of residence, gender, age, and marital status have been reported to be associated with obesity. We conducted a systematic review to summarize evidences on associations between socioeconomic factors and obesity/overweight in Iranian population. Methods: We systematically searched international databases; ISI, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and national databases Iran-medex, Irandoc, and Scientific Information Database (SID). We refined data for associations between socioeconomic factors and obesity/overweight by sex, age, province, and year. There were no limitations for time and languages. Results: Based on our search strategy we found 151 records; of them 139 were from international databases and the remaining 12 were obtained from national databases. After removing duplicates, via the refining steps, only 119 articles were found related to our study domains. Extracted results were attributed to 146596 person/data from included studies. Increased ages, low educational levels, being married, residence in urban area, as well as female sex were clearly associated with obesity. Conclusion: Results could be useful for better health policy and more planned studies in this field. These also could be used for future complementary analyses.
Related Docs
View other Related Docs
1. A Systematic Review on the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity, in Iranian Children and Adolescents, Iranian Journal of Pediatrics (2016)
2. Application of the Marginal Beta-Binomial Model in Estimation the Overall Odds of Obesity Among Iranian Adults: Meta-Analysis Method, International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism (2019)
3. Socioeconomic Inequality of Overweight and Obesity of the Elderly in Iran: Bushehr Elderly Health (Beh) Program, BMC Public Health (2017)
4. Obesity and Its Socioeconomic Determinants in Iran, Economics and Human Biology (2017)
5. Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in Iranian Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review, Journal of Research in Medical Sciences (2015)
6. High Fasting Plasma Glucose Mortality Effect: A Comparative Risk Assessment in 25-64 Years Old Iranian Population, International Journal of Preventive Medicine (2016)
7. Patterns of Obesity and Overweight in the Iranian Population: Findings of Steps 2016, Frontiers in Endocrinology (2020)
8. Mortality Attributable to Excess Body Mass Index in Iran: Implementation of the Comparative Risk Assessment Methodology, International Journal of Preventive Medicine (2015)
Experts (# of related papers)
View all Related Experts
Farshad Farzadfar (17)
Bagher Larijani (12)
Other Related Docs
9. The Levels of Bmi and Patterns of Obesity and Overweight During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Experience From the Iran Steps 2021 Survey, Frontiers in Endocrinology (2022)
10. The First Nationally and Sub-Nationally Representative Non-Communicable Diseases Cohort Study in Iran: Iran Cohort Study (Ics) Protocol, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2023)
11. Protocol Design for Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Studies of Surveillance of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases in Iran: Steps 2016, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2017)
12. Levels and Trends of Bmi, Obesity, and Overweight at National and Sub-National Levels in Iran From 1990 to 2016; a Comprehensive Pooled Analysis of Half a Million Individuals, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2021)
13. Changes in Obesity Odds Ratio Among Iranian Adults, Since 2000: Quadratic Inference Functions Method, Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine (2016)
14. Assessing Factors Related to Waist Circumference and Obesity: Application of a Latent Variable Model, Journal of Environmental and Public Health (2015)
15. Cardiovascular Mortality in a Western Asian Country: Results From the Iran Cohort Consortium, BMJ Open (2018)
16. Decomposition of Socioeconomic Inequality in Growth Disorders to Its Determinants in Pediatric Population: The Caspian Iv Study, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2021)
17. Obesity Researches in Youth: A Scientometrics Study in Middle East Countries, Journal of Research in Medical Sciences (2021)
18. Level and Trend of Total Plasma Cholesterol in National and Subnational of Iran: A Systematic Review and Age-Spatio-Temporal Analysis From 1990 to 2016, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2022)
19. Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study, BMC Public Health (2020)
20. Association of Socioeconomic Status With Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressure in a Representative Sample of Iranian Children and Adolescents: The Caspian-Iv Study, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2015)
21. Socioeconomic Inequality in Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors in a Nationally Representative Sample of Iranian Adolescents Using an Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition Method: The Caspian-Iii Study, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2019)
22. Non-Communicable Diseases’ Risk Factors in Iran; a Review of the Present Status and Action Plans, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2021)
23. Weight Disorders and Anthropometric Indices According to Socioeconomic Status of Living Place in Iranian Children and Adolescents: The Caspian-Iv Study, Journal of Research in Medical Sciences (2015)
24. The Prevalence of Obesity in School Children of Zahedan-Iran; Double Burden of Weight Disorders, Journal of Comprehensive Pediatrics (2015)
25. National and Sub-National Patterns of Mortality From Stroke in the Iranian Population (1990–2015): Complementary Results From the Nasbod Study, International Journal of Stroke (2020)
26. Metabolic Syndrome and Associated Factors in Iranian Children and Adolescents: The Caspian-V Study, Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research (2018)
27. Longitudinal Association Between Body Mass Index and Physical Activity Among Adolescents With Different Parental Risk: A Parallel Latent Growth Curve Modeling Approach, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (2020)
28. Socio-Behavioral Factors Associated With Overweight and Central Obesity in Tehranian Adults: A Structural Equation Model, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine (2017)
29. A Systematic Review of Studies on Blood Pressure in Iranian Pediatric Population: First Report From the Middle East and North Africa, Iranian Journal of Pediatrics (2016)
30. Prevalence of Snoring and the Risk of Sleep Apnea in Hospital Staff, Work (2016)
31. A Systematic Review on the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Iranian Children and Adolescents, Journal of Research in Medical Sciences (2016)
32. Association of Serum Uric Acid With Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Metabolic Syndrome in Iranian Adolescents the Caspian-Iii Study, Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases (2016)
33. Obesity Researches Over the Past 24 Years: A Scientometrics Study in Middle East Countries, International Journal of Preventive Medicine (2015)
34. Geographical, Gender and Age Inequalities in Non-Communicable Diseases Both at National and Provincial Levels in Iran, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2021)
35. Is the Relationship Between Individual-And Family-Levels Socioeconomic Status With Disease Different? Analyzing Third Stage Data of Imos, Koomesh (2015)
36. Socioeconomic Inequality in Childhood Obesity and Its Determinants: A Blinder–Oaxaca Decomposition; [Desigualdade Socioeconomica Na Obesidade Infantil E Seus Determinantes: Decomposicao De Oaxaca-Blinder], Jornal de Pediatria (2018)
37. Menstrual Cycle Irregularity and Metabolic Disorders: A Population-Based Prospective Study, PLoS ONE (2016)
38. Obesity and Related Factors in Iran: The Steps Survey, 2011, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal (2015)
39. Maternal Characteristics and Incidence of Overweight/Obesity in Children: A 13-Year Follow-Up Study in an Eastern Mediterranean Population, Maternal and Child Health Journal (2017)
40. Trends in Adult Body-Mass Index in 200 Countries From 1975 to 2014: A Pooled Analysis of 1698 Population-Based Measurement Studies With 19.2 Million Participants, The Lancet (2016)
41. Prevalence of Underweight and Wasting in Iranian Children Aged Below 5 Years: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Korean Journal of Pediatrics (2018)