Converging prevalences of obesity across educational groups in Switzerland
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the rapid increase in obesity prevalence among persons with higher education levels observed in one U.S. study is also observed in a European adult population.
RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: This study involved continuous surveillance of the adult population of Geneva, Switzerland (1993 to 2004), with annual random, independent, cross-sectional, representative samples (6635 men and 6558 women, ages 35 to 74 years) and analysis of 12-year trends in obesity prevalence across educational level subgroups.
RESULTS: Obesity prevalence in men had an upward trend in the medium education subgroup (p < 0.02), a borderline upward trend in the high education subgroup (p < 0.08), but no trend in the low education subgroup. There was a borderline trend interaction between the male low and medium education subgroups (p < 0.09). Obesity prevalence in women had a borderline increase in the low education subgroup (p < 0.08), an almost borderline increase in the high education subgroup (p = 0.11), but no significant trend in the medium education subgroup. There was no evidence of trend interaction between the female education groups.
DISCUSSION: In Geneva, as in the United States, the inverse association between education level and obesity rates has weakened over time among men, but, inconsistent with the U.S. findings, has persisted for women. Explanations may include more physically demanding occupations for men with low education levels and different attitudes toward body image between the sexes.
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2006 |
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2006 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14 |
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Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 14(2006), 11 vom: 30. Nov., Seite 2080-8 |
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Englisch |
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Wolff, Hans [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 15.02.2007 Date Revised 21.01.2008 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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| 520 | |a OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the rapid increase in obesity prevalence among persons with higher education levels observed in one U.S. study is also observed in a European adult population | ||
| 520 | |a RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: This study involved continuous surveillance of the adult population of Geneva, Switzerland (1993 to 2004), with annual random, independent, cross-sectional, representative samples (6635 men and 6558 women, ages 35 to 74 years) and analysis of 12-year trends in obesity prevalence across educational level subgroups | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Obesity prevalence in men had an upward trend in the medium education subgroup (p < 0.02), a borderline upward trend in the high education subgroup (p < 0.08), but no trend in the low education subgroup. There was a borderline trend interaction between the male low and medium education subgroups (p < 0.09). Obesity prevalence in women had a borderline increase in the low education subgroup (p < 0.08), an almost borderline increase in the high education subgroup (p = 0.11), but no significant trend in the medium education subgroup. There was no evidence of trend interaction between the female education groups | ||
| 520 | |a DISCUSSION: In Geneva, as in the United States, the inverse association between education level and obesity rates has weakened over time among men, but, inconsistent with the U.S. findings, has persisted for women. Explanations may include more physically demanding occupations for men with low education levels and different attitudes toward body image between the sexes | ||
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