Prevalence of adult overweight and obesity in 20 European countries, 2014

Marques, Adilson; Naia, Ana; Loureiro, Nuno; Matos, Margarida Gaspar de

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“…Only two included studies were conducted exclusively in rural areas despite evidence that adults in high‐income countries living outside of metropolitan areas have lower levels of physical activity and higher rates of obesity . These areas are often also of a lower SEP .…”

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Variation in the physical activity environment according to area‐level socio‐economic position—A systematic review

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Summary Physical inactivity is a major contributing factor to obesity, and both follow a socio‐economic gradient. This systematic review aims to identify whether the physical activity environment varies by socio‐economic position (SEP), which may contribute to socio‐economic patterning of physical activity behaviours, and in turn, obesity levels. Six databases were searched. Studies were included if they compared an objectively measured aspect of the physical activity environment between areas of differing SEP in a high‐income country. Two independent reviewers screened all papers. Results were classified according to the physical activity environment analysed: walkability/bikeability, green space, and recreational facilities. Fifty‐nine studies met the inclusion criteria. A greater number of positive compared with negative associations were found between SEP and green space, whereas there were marginally more negative than positive associations between SEP and walkability/bikeability and recreational facilities. A high number of mixed and null results were found across all categories. With a high number of mixed and null results, clear socio‐economic patterning in the presence of physical activity environments in high‐income countries was not evident in this systematic review. Heterogeneity across studies in the measures used for both SEP and physical activity environments may have contributed to this result.

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Variation in the physical activity environment according to area‐level socio‐economic position—A systematic review

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“…Obesity is also a public health problem worldwide. It is estimated that 38% of US adults and 16% of Europeans were obese in 2014 . Despite a lower prevalence of obesity in Asian populations, obesity is rapidly increasing and is a growing concern in Asia …”

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Association Between Body Mass Index and the Risk of Hip Fracture by Sex and Age: A Prospective Cohort Study

Kim

et al. 2018

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

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The association between body mass index (BMI) and hip fracture may differ by ethnic group. We examined the association between BMI and hip fracture according to sex and age and to identify BMI ranges associated with the lowest risk in Korean men and women. We followed up 288,068 Korean adults (aged 50 to 80 years), who underwent health examinations in 2002-03 to 2013; we examined national hospital discharge records. Hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated using Cox proportional hazard models after adjusting for confounders. During a mean follow-up period of 10.5 years, 1502 men and 2432 women suffered a hip fracture. Nonlinear associations were observed between BMI and hip fracture: a U-curve for women and a reverse J-curve for men. Men with BMIs of 27.5 to 29.9 kg/m and women with BMIs of 25 to 27.4 kg/m showed the lowest incidence of hip fracture. The multivariate-adjusted HRs for hip fracture per 5 kg/m decrease in BMI were 2.09 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.83-2.38) and 1.34 (95% CI 1.19-1.51) in men and women with BMI <25 kg/m . The HRs were generally highest in the age group of 50 to 59 years (HR = 3.42 in men and 2.27 in women) and thereafter decreased with age. Among participants with BMI ≥25 kg/m , the HRs for hip fracture per 5 kg/m increase in BMI were 1.26 (95% CI 1.08-1.47) in women and 0.91 (95% CI 0.62-1.33) in men. In conclusion, the overweight range of BMI was associated with the lowest risk of hip fracture. Lower BMI was a risk factor for hip fracture, whereas obesity was associated with an increased risk of hip fracture, particularly in women. Overweight may be protective against hip fracture in Asian adults but not obesity. © 2018 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

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“…Projections for 2025 indicate that the overall prevalence of obesity will reach 18% in men and exceeds 21% in women [4]. Currently, more than half of adults are overweight and almost one in six adults in Europe is obese [5]. It is estimated that a 5% reduction in body mass index (BMI) in the European population would entail a 16.7% decrease in the prevalence of obesity related-diseases such cancer, stroke, and type 2 diabetes [6].…”

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Obesity Inequalities According to Place of Birth: The Role of Education

Rodriguez-Alvarez

Lanborena

Borrell

2018

IJERPH

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This study examined obesity inequalities according to place of birth and educational attainment in men and in women in Spain. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Spanish National Health Survey 2011–2012 and from the European Health Survey in Spain 2014. We used data for 27,720 adults aged 18–64 years of whom 2431 were immigrants. We used log-binomial regression to quantify the association of place of birth with obesity before and after adjusting for the selected characteristics in women and in men. We found a greater probability of obesity in immigrant women (PR: 1.42; 95% CI: 1.22–1.64) and a lower probability of obesity in immigrant men (PR: 0.73; 95% CI: 0.59–0.89) relative to natives after adjustment. Significant heterogeneity was observed for the association of place of birth and obesity according to education in men (p-interactions = 0.002): Men with lower educational levels (PR: 0.47; 95% CI: 0.26–0.83) have a protective effect against obesity compared with their native counterparts. This study suggests that place of birth may affect obesity in women and in men. However, this effect may be compounded with education differently for women and men.

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Prevalence of adult overweight and obesity in 20 European countries, 2014

Cited by 200 publications

References 37 publications

Variation in the physical activity environment according to area‐level socio‐economic position—A systematic review

Variation in the physical activity environment according to area‐level socio‐economic position—A systematic review

Association Between Body Mass Index and the Risk of Hip Fracture by Sex and Age: A Prospective Cohort Study

Obesity Inequalities According to Place of Birth: The Role of Education

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