Trends in educational inequalities in obesity-attributable mortality in England and Wales, Finland, and Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We assessed trends in educational inequalities in obesity-attributable mortality (OAM) and their contribution to educational inequalities in all-cause mortality for people aged 30 years and older, in England and Wales (1991-2017), Finland (1978-2017), and Italy (1990-2018).

Methods

In our population-level study, we estimated the shares of all-cause mortality due to OAM by educational level (i.e., low, middle, and high) by applying the population-attributable fraction formula to harmonized obesity prevalence data by educational level, along with sex- and age-specific relative risks of dying from obesity. We obtained OAM rates by multiplying the shares with individually linked all-cause mortality data by educational level. We measured absolute inequalities in OAM and

SUBMITTER: Janssen F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11897850 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature