Explaining obesity disparities by urbanicity, 2006 to 2016: A decomposition analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A large, and potentially growing, disparity in obesity prevalence exists between large central metros and less urban United States counties. This study examines its key predictors.

Methods

Using a rich county-year data set spanning 2006 to 2016, the authors conducted a Gelbach decomposition to examine the relative importance of demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, and behavioral factors in shaping the baseline obesity gap and the growth rate over time between large central metros and other counties.

Results

Predictors included in this model explain almost the entire obesity gap between large central metros and other counties in the baseline year but can explain only ~32% of the growing gap. At baseline, demographic predictors explain more than half the

SUBMITTER: Zang E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9877136 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature