Socioeconomic inequality in abdominal obesity among older people in Purworejo District, Central Java, Indonesia – a decomposition analysis approach
Abstract Background Obesity has become a global health challenge as its prevalence has increased globally in recent decades. Studies in high-income countries have shown that obesity is more prevalent among the poor. In contrast, obesity is more prevalent among the rich in low- and middle-income coun...
Main Authors: | Cahya Utamie Pujilestari, Lennarth Nyström, Margareta Norberg, Lars Weinehall, Mohammad Hakimi, Nawi Ng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0708-6 |
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