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Title: | Socioeconomic status and overweight/obesity in an adult chinese population in Singapore | Authors: | Sabanayagam, Charurnathi Shankar, Anoop Wong, Tien Yin Saw, Seang Mei Foster, Paul J |
Keywords: | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health body mass index overweight obesity prevalence socioeconomic factors Chinese Singapore BODY-MASS INDEX WEIGHT CONTROL PRACTICES DISEASE RISK-FACTORS CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE UNITED-STATES SEX-DIFFERENCES EDUCATIONAL-LEVEL SOCIAL-CLASS LIFE-STYLE US ADULTS |
Issue Date: | 1-Sep-2007 | Publisher: | JAPAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASSOC | Citation: | Sabanayagam, Charurnathi, Shankar, Anoop, Wong, Tien Yin, Saw, Seang Mei, Foster, Paul J (2007-09-01). Socioeconomic status and overweight/obesity in an adult chinese population in Singapore. JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 17 (5) : 161-168. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | Abstract: | Background: Studies from industrialized Western countries have reported an inverse association between socioeconomic status and overweight/ obesity. In contrast, few studies from newly industrialized countries in Asia have examined this association. In this context, we examined the association between socioeconomic status and overweight/obesity by gender in Chinese adults in Singapore. Methods: A population-based cross sectional study of 942 participants (57.3% women, 40-81 years) residing in the Tanjong Pagar district of Singapore was conducted. Education, income, and housing type were used as socioeconomic status Indicators. Main outcome-of-interest was the presence of overweight/obesity (n=313), classified by body mass index as overweight (25-29.9 kg/m2), or obese (≥30 kg/m2) Results: The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 33% in men and 34% in women. In men, SES indicators were not associated with overweight/ obesity. In women, SES indicators were found to be inversely associated with overweight/obesity. Compared to women with secondary/higher education, the odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval [CI]) of overweight/obesity in women with primary/lower education was 2.5 (1.5-4.0). Compared to women earning > Singapore dollar (SGD) 1,000 per month, the OR (95% CI) of overweight/obesity among women earning ≤SGD 1,000 was 2.5 (1.4-4.5). Compared to women living in large size public apartments or private houses, the OR (95% CI) of overweight/ obesity in women living in small/medium size public apartments was 1.8 (1.2-2.7). Conclusions: Lower socioeconomic status, defined by education, income, and housing type was associated with overweight/ obesity in Chinese Singaporean women. Copyright © 2007 by the Japan Epidemiological Association. | Source Title: | JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/169607 | ISSN: | 09175040 13499092 |
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