Abstract

ALVAREZ-CASTANO, Luz Stella; GOEZ-RUEDA, Juan Diego  and  CARRENO-AGUIRRE, Cristina. Social and economic factors associated with obesity: the effects from inequality and poverty. Rev. Gerenc. Polit. Salud [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.23, pp.98-110. ISSN 1657-7027.

Objective: to establish the social and economic factors associated to obesity in adults of Medellin. Methods: the study was cross-sectional descriptive; sample size was 5556 people aged from 18 to 64. The social and economic factors analyzed were family monthly income, educational level, social stratum and occupational activity. Results: we found increased obesity in women and in the age group from 45 to 64. Educational level, social stratum, and family monthly income were associated with an increased risk of obesity. Related to family income, the most decisive fact was whether or not families earn enough to get food security. Conclusions: the social and economic factors had a meaningful role in the prevalence of obesity were the same related to social inequalities in Colombia: education, family income and housing and neighborhood quality.

Keywords : obesity; overweight; social justice; quality of life; poverty; social class; obesity; behavioral diagnosis; quality of life; social justice.

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