Inequality of weight status in urban Cuba: 2001-2010.

Youfa WangLanlin DingAlfonso Sousa-PozaAlina Alfonso LeonHong XuePeng JiaLiang WangYoufa Wang

Published in: Population health metrics (2021)

Obesity inequality in urban Cuba worsened over the 2001-2010 time period, with within-group inequality in overall obesity dominant over between-group inequality. In general, the results also imply that the rise in obesity inequality is immune to health care system characteristics.

Keyphrases

weight loss
insulin resistance
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
body mass index
physical activity
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle