Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study

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Najafi F^{1, 2} ; Soltani S^{1, 2} ; Karami Matin B^{1, 2} ; Kazemi Karyani A^{1, 2} ; Rezaei S¹ ; Soofi M² ; Salimi Y² ; Moradinazar M¹ ; Hajizadeh M³ ; Barzegar L¹ ; Pasdar Y¹ ; Hamzeh B¹ ; Haghdoost AA⁴ ; Malekzadeh R⁵ Show All Authors

Najafi F^{1, 2}
Soltani S^{1, 2}
Karami Matin B^{1, 2}
Kazemi Karyani A^{1, 2}
Rezaei S¹
Soofi M²
Salimi Y²
Moradinazar M¹
Hajizadeh M³
Barzegar L¹
Pasdar Y¹
Hamzeh B¹
Haghdoost AA⁴
Malekzadeh R⁵
Poustchi H⁵
Eghtesad S⁵
Nejatizadeh A⁶
Moosazadeh M⁷
Zare Sakhvidi MJ⁸
Joukar F⁹
Hashemishahri SM¹⁰
Vakilian A¹¹
Niknam R¹²
Faramarzi E¹³
Akhavan Akbari G¹⁴
Ghorat F¹⁵
Khaledifar A¹⁶
Vahabzadeh D¹⁷
Homayounfar R¹⁸
Safarpour AR¹²
Hosseini SV¹⁹
Rezvani R²⁰
Hosseini SA²¹

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1. Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
2. Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
3. School of Health Administration, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
4. Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
5. Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6. Molecular Medicine Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
7. Health Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
8. Occupational Health Research Centre, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
9. Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
10. Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
11. Dept. of Neurology, Medical School, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
12. Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
13. Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
14. Digestive Disease Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
15. Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
16. Modeling in Health Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
17. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
18. Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
19. Colorectal Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
20. Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
21. Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

Source: BMC Public Health Published:2020

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 and older) participated in the Prospective Epidemiologic Research Studies in IrAN (PERSIAN) in 14 provinces of Iran in 2014. Socioeconomic-related inequality in overweight and obesity was estimated using the Concentration Index (Cn). The Cn further decomposed to find factors explaining the variability within the Socioeconomic related inequality in overweight and obesity. Results: Of the total number of participants, 1.98, 26.82, 40.76 and 30.43% had underweight, normal weight, overweight and obesity respectively. The age-and sex standardized prevalence of obesity was higher in females than males (39.85% vs 18.79%). People with high socioeconomic status (SES) had a 39 and 15% higher chance of being overweight and obese than low SES people, respectively. The positive value of Cn suggested a higher concentration of overweight (0.081, 95% confidence interval [CI]; 0.074-0.087) and obesity (0.027, 95% CI; 0.021-0.034) among groups with high SES. There was a wide variation in socioeconomic-related inequality in overweight and obesity rate across 14 provinces. The decomposition results suggested that SES factor itself explained 66.77 and 89.07% of the observed socioeconomic inequalities in overweight and obesity among Iranian adults respectively. Following SES, province of residence, physical activity, using hookah and smoking were the major contributors to the concentration of overweight and obesity among the rich. Conclusions: Overall, we found that overweight and obesity is concentrated among high SES people in the study population. Accordingly, it seems that intersectional actions should be taken to control and prevent overweight and obesity among higher socioeconomic groups. © 2020 The Author(s).

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MLA	Najafi F, et al.. "Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study." BMC Public Health, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020, pp. -.
APA	Najafi F, Soltani S, Karami Matin B, Kazemi Karyani A, Rezaei S, Soofi M, Salimi Y, Moradinazar M, Hajizadeh M, Barzegar L, Pasdar Y, Hamzeh B, Haghdoost AA, Malekzadeh R, Poustchi H, Eghtesad S, Nejatizadeh A, Moosazadeh M, Zare Sakhvidi MJ, ... Hosseini SA (2020). Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study. BMC Public Health, 20(1), -.
Chicago	Najafi F, Soltani S, Karami Matin B, Kazemi Karyani A, Rezaei S, Soofi M, Salimi Y, et al.. "Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study." BMC Public Health 20, no. 1 (2020): -.
Harvard	Najafi F et al. (2020) 'Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study', BMC Public Health, 20(1), pp. -.
Vancouver	Najafi F, Soltani S, Karami Matin B, Kazemi Karyani A, Rezaei S, Soofi M, et al.. Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study. BMC Public Health. 2020;20(1):-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Najafi F and Soltani S and Karami Matin B and Kazemi Karyani A and Rezaei S and Soofi M and Salimi Y and Moradinazar M and Hajizadeh M and Barzegar L and Pasdar Y and Hamzeh B and Haghdoost AA and Malekzadeh R and Poustchi H and Eghtesad S and Nejatizadeh A and Moosazadeh M and Zare Sakhvidi MJ and Joukar F and Hashemishahri SM and Vakilian A and Niknam R and Faramarzi E and Akhavan Akbari G and Ghorat F and Khaledifar A and Vahabzadeh D and Homayounfar R and Safarpour AR and Hosseini SV and Rezvani R and Hosseini SA}, title = {Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study}, journal = {BMC Public Health}, volume = {20}, number = {1}, pages = {-}, year = {2020} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Najafi F AU - Soltani S AU - Karami Matin B AU - Kazemi Karyani A AU - Rezaei S AU - Soofi M AU - Salimi Y AU - Moradinazar M AU - Hajizadeh M AU - Barzegar L AU - Pasdar Y AU - Hamzeh B AU - Haghdoost AA AU - Malekzadeh R AU - Poustchi H AU - Eghtesad S AU - Nejatizadeh A AU - Moosazadeh M AU - Zare Sakhvidi MJ AU - Joukar F AU - Hashemishahri SM AU - Vakilian A AU - Niknam R AU - Faramarzi E AU - Akhavan Akbari G AU - Ghorat F AU - Khaledifar A AU - Vahabzadeh D AU - Homayounfar R AU - Safarpour AR AU - Hosseini SV AU - Rezvani R AU - Hosseini SA TI - Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study JO - BMC Public Health VL - 20 IS - 1 SP - EP - PY - 2020 ER -

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MLA

Najafi F, et al.. "Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study." BMC Public Health, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020, pp. -.

APA

Najafi F, Soltani S, Karami Matin B, Kazemi Karyani A, Rezaei S, Soofi M, Salimi Y, Moradinazar M, Hajizadeh M, Barzegar L, Pasdar Y, Hamzeh B, Haghdoost AA, Malekzadeh R, Poustchi H, Eghtesad S, Nejatizadeh A, Moosazadeh M, Zare Sakhvidi MJ, ... Hosseini SA (2020). Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study. BMC Public Health, 20(1), -.

Chicago

Najafi F, Soltani S, Karami Matin B, Kazemi Karyani A, Rezaei S, Soofi M, Salimi Y, et al.. "Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study." BMC Public Health 20, no. 1 (2020): -.

Harvard

Najafi F et al. (2020) 'Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study', BMC Public Health, 20(1), pp. -.

Vancouver

Najafi F, Soltani S, Karami Matin B, Kazemi Karyani A, Rezaei S, Soofi M, et al.. Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study. BMC Public Health. 2020;20(1):-.

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@article{ author = {Najafi F and Soltani S and Karami Matin B and Kazemi Karyani A and Rezaei S and Soofi M and Salimi Y and Moradinazar M and Hajizadeh M and Barzegar L and Pasdar Y and Hamzeh B and Haghdoost AA and Malekzadeh R and Poustchi H and Eghtesad S and Nejatizadeh A and Moosazadeh M and Zare Sakhvidi MJ and Joukar F and Hashemishahri SM and Vakilian A and Niknam R and Faramarzi E and Akhavan Akbari G and Ghorat F and Khaledifar A and Vahabzadeh D and Homayounfar R and Safarpour AR and Hosseini SV and Rezvani R and Hosseini SA}, title = {Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study}, journal = {BMC Public Health}, volume = {20}, number = {1}, pages = {-}, year = {2020} }

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TY - JOUR
AU - Najafi F
AU - Soltani S
AU - Karami Matin B
AU - Kazemi Karyani A
AU - Rezaei S
AU - Soofi M
AU - Salimi Y
AU - Moradinazar M
AU - Hajizadeh M
AU - Barzegar L
AU - Pasdar Y
AU - Hamzeh B
AU - Haghdoost AA
AU - Malekzadeh R
AU - Poustchi H
AU - Eghtesad S
AU - Nejatizadeh A
AU - Moosazadeh M
AU - Zare Sakhvidi MJ
AU - Joukar F
AU - Hashemishahri SM
AU - Vakilian A
AU - Niknam R
AU - Faramarzi E
AU - Akhavan Akbari G
AU - Ghorat F
AU - Khaledifar A
AU - Vahabzadeh D
AU - Homayounfar R
AU - Safarpour AR
AU - Hosseini SV
AU - Rezvani R
AU - Hosseini SA
TI - Socioeconomic - Related Inequalities in Overweight and Obesity: Findings From the Persian Cohort Study
JO - BMC Public Health
VL - 20
IS - 1
SP -
EP -
PY - 2020
ER -

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