The Relationship of Socioeconomic Status with Body Mass Index Depends on the Socioeconomic Measure Used.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The association between socioeconomic status (SES) and body mass index (BMI) in middle-income countries is mixed. Heterogeneity in SES indicators used could explain some differences. This study aimed to identify SES indicators consistently associated with BMI in Mexican adults in 2006, 2012, and 2016.

Methods

Data were obtained from the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Surveys of 2006, 2012, and 2016, including adults 20 to 59 years old. Given expected differences by sex, sex-stratified linear regression models were fitted for each survey. Age-adjusted and multivariate models were fit by using seven noncollinear SES indicators.

Results

In age-adjusted models, most SES indicators were associated with a higher BMI in men; mixed associations were found for

SUBMITTER: Basto-Abreu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12860527 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature