Social capital and obesity: a longitudinal study among older adults after relocation for poverty alleviation in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the linear and non-linear associations between social capital and obesity in older adults after relocation for poverty alleviation in China.

Methods

Overall, 731 participants [mean age 71.58 (SD:6.81) years; 48.7% female] were included in this longitudinal study. Central obesity was assessed using the Body Roundness Index (BRI). The group-based trajectory model (GBTM) was used to identify trajectories of social capital and its components. Logistic regression models were used to assess the associations between social capital and BRI. We also used restricted cubic spline (RCS) to examine the non-linear associations between social capital and BRI.

Results

Three structural social capital (SSC) trajectories (low, moderate, and high), two relational (RS

SUBMITTER: Yao D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12918602 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature