Socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among Korean women aged 19-79 years: the 2016 Korean Study of Women’s Health-Related Issues
- Author:
Eunji CHOI
1
;
Ha Na CHO
;
Da Hea SEO
;
Boyoung PARK
;
Sohee PARK
;
Juhee CHO
;
Sue KIM
;
Yeong Ran PARK
;
Kui Son CHOI
;
Yumie RHEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Obesity; Women’s health; Body mass index; Socioeconomic factors
- MeSH: Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Body Mass Index; Family Characteristics; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Socioeconomic Factors; Thinness; Urbanization
- From:Epidemiology and Health 2019;41(1):e2019005-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVES: While the prevalence of obesity in Asian women has remained stagnant, studies of socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among Asian women are scarce. This study aimed to examine the recent prevalence of obesity in Korean women aged between 19 years and 79 years and to analyze socioeconomic inequalities in obesity. METHODS: Data were derived from the 2016 Korean Study of Women’s Health-Related Issues. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the associations between socioeconomic factors and obesity using Asian standard body mass index (BMI) categories: low (<18.5 kg/m²), normal (18.5-22.9 kg/m²), overweight (23.0-24.9 kg/m²), and obese (≥25.0 kg/m²). As inequality-specific indicators, the slope index of inequality (SII) and relative index of inequality (RII) were calculated, with adjustment for age and self-reported health status.
