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Educational inequalities in obesity: a multilevel analysis of survey data from cities in Latin America.

Mónica MazariegosAmy H AuchinclossAriela Braverman-BronsteinMaría Fernanda Kroker-LobosManuel Ramírez-ZeaPhilipp HesselJ Jaime MirandaCarolina Pérez-Ferrer
Published in: Public health nutrition (2021)
Among women, education was protective of obesity regardless, whereas among men, it was only protective in cities with higher levels of development. These divergent results suggest the need for sex- and city-specific interventions to reduce obesity prevalence and inequalities.
Keyphrases
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • weight loss
  • high fat diet induced
  • type diabetes
  • weight gain
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • physical activity
  • cross sectional
  • body mass index
  • skeletal muscle
  • data analysis