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- Title
Higher income is more strongly associated with obesity than with obesity-related metabolic disorders in Jamaican adults.
- Authors
Mendez, M.A.; Cooper, R.S.; Luke, A.; Wilks, R.; Bennett, F.; Forrester, T.
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE:: This study compares how income is related to obesity vs two obesity-related cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors-diabetes and hypertension-in adults from Jamaica. DESIGN:: A cross-sectional population-based survey was used. In total, 847 men and 1249 women aged 25-74?y were randomly recruited from a periurban area in 1993-1998. MEASUREMENTS:: Trained interviewers measured anthropometry and blood pressure, obtained fasting blood and collected self-reported data on income and disease history. RESULTS:: Income was strongly and positively associated with obesity in men. In women, obesity levels were high even among the very poor, and the income gradient was more moderate. Although obesity-and particularly central fatness-was strongly associated with diabetes and hypertension prevalence, income was not significantly related to these disorders. CONCLUSIONS:: Future research in developing countries should independently explore associations between income and obesity vs obesity-related disorders, and identify factors that explain any disparities.International Journal of Obesity (2004) 28, 543-550. doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802584 Published online 10 February 2004
- Subjects
JAMAICA; INCOME; OBESITY; DIABETES; HYPERTENSION; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; METABOLIC disorders
- Publication
International Journal of Obesity & Related Metabolic Disorders, 2004, Vol 28, Issue 4, p543
- ISSN
0307-0565
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.ijo.0802584