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Educational Inequalities in Obesity among Mexican Women: Time-Trends from 1988 to 2012

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  • Carolina Perez Ferrer
  • Anne McMunn
  • Juan A Rivera Dommarco
  • Eric J Brunner

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Background: Obesity is one of the leading causes of global morbidity and mortality. Trends in educational inequalities in obesity prevalence among Mexican women have not been analysed systematically to date. Methods: Data came from four nationally representative surveys (1988, 1999, 2006, and 2012) of a total of 51 220 non-pregnant women aged 20 to 49. Weight and height were measured during home visits. Education level (higher education, high school, secondary, primary or less) was self-reported. We analysed trends in relative and absolute educational inequalities in obesity prevalence separately for urban and rural areas. Results: Nationally, age-standardised obesity prevalence increased from 9.3% to 33.7% over 25 years to 2012. Obesity prevalence was inversely associated with education level in urban areas at all survey waves. In rural areas, obesity prevalence increased markedly but there was no gradient with education level at any survey. The relative index of inequality in urban areas declined over the period (2.87 (95%CI: 1.94, 4.25) in 1988, 1.55 (95%CI: 1.33, 1.80) in 2012, trend p

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  • Carolina Perez Ferrer & Anne McMunn & Juan A Rivera Dommarco & Eric J Brunner, 2014. "Educational Inequalities in Obesity among Mexican Women: Time-Trends from 1988 to 2012," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(3), pages 1-8, March.
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    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090195
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