Overweight in Indonesia: an observational study of trends and risk factors among adults and children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To conduct a secondary data analysis detailing overweight prevalence and associations between key hypothesised determinants and overweight.

Design

This observational study used publicly available data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) (1993-2014). The IFLS is a home-based survey of adults and children that collected data on household characteristics (size, physical infrastructure, assets, food expenditures), as well as on individual-level educational attainment, occupation type, smoking status and marital status. These analyses used data on the self-reported consumption of ultra-processed foods and physical activity. Anthropometrics were measured.

Setting

Indonesia.

Primary outcome measures

We described the distribution of overweight by ge

SUBMITTER: Oddo VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6773342 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature