Unevenly distributed: a systematic review of the health literature about socioeconomic inequalities in adult obesity in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a growing literature documenting socioeconomic inequalities in obesity risk among adults in the UK, with poorer groups suffering higher risk.

Methods

In this systematic review, we summarize and appraise the extant peer-reviewed literature about socioeconomic inequalities in adult obesity risk in the UK published between 1980 and 2010. Only studies featuring empirical assessments of relations between socioeconomic indicators and measures of obesity among adults in the UK were included.

Results

A total of 35 articles met inclusion criteria, and were reviewed here.

Conclusion

Socioeconomic indicators of low socioeconomic position (SEP), including occupational social class of the head-of-household at birth and during childhood, earlier adulthood

SUBMITTER: El-Sayed AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3293718 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature