Prevalence and Socioeconomic Correlates of Adult Obesity in Europe: The Feel4Diabetes Study.

ABSTRACT: To effectively tackle obesity, it is necessary to identify all specific socioeconomic factors which contribute to its development. We aimed to highlight the prevalence of adult overweight/obesity in European countries and investigate the association of various socioeconomic factors and their accumulative effect on overweight/obesity status. Cross-sectional data from the Feel4Diabetes study for 24,562 adults residing in low socioeconomic areas were collected, representing Belgium, Finland, Greece, Spain, Bulgaria, and Hungary. Socioeconomic Burden Score (SEBS) was created, accounting for unemployment, financial insecurity, and education ≤ 12 years. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance and logistic regression. In total, 19,063 adults with complete data were included (34.5% overweigh

SUBMITTER: Diamantis DV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9566241 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature