Understanding the obesity dynamics by socioeconomic status in Colombian and Mexican cities using a system dynamics model.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This paper aims to enrich understanding of the obesity transition among socioeconomic status (SES) strata by gender and age in cities of Colombia and Mexico. The study uses harmonized data from the Salud Urbana en América Latina (SALURBAL) study.

Methods

A population-level system dynamics model was developed using 2010 and 2015 data from Colombia and 2012 and 2016 data from Mexico (national health surveys). The model simulates the prevalence of different BMI categories (i.e., not overweight, overweight, obese) stratified by gender, age, and SES, in the SALURBAL cities (aggregated to the country level) of Colombia and Mexico from 2010 to 2050. Sample sizes for Colombia in 2010 and Mexico in 2012 were 7420 and 5785 children (<5 years), 21601 and 14413 children and adol

SUBMITTER: Meisel JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11600054 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature