title: Population-based trends in male adolescent obesity in Israel 1967-2003.
abstract: Obesity increased monotonically from 1.2% to 3.8% of males age 17 (1967-2003). Low socioeconomic status had an independent positive effect on obesity. The likelihood of obesity had risen more steeply over time among the low socioeconomic status group than among other adolescents. Rise in obesity, standard of living, and income inequality (as measured by the Gini index) increased concomitantly.
authors.affiliation: Smokler Center for Health Policy Research, Myers-JDC Brookdale Institute, Jerusaelem, Israel; The Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. Electronic address: revital@jdc.org.il.
authors.forename: Revital
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.affiliation: Smokler Center for Health Policy Research, Myers-JDC Brookdale Institute, Jerusaelem, Israel.
authors.forename: Shuli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brammli-Greenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Medical Corps, Israeli Defense Force, Isreael; Branch of Medical Classification and Occupational Medicine, Medical Corps, Israeli Defense Force, Israel.
authors.forename: Barak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.affiliation: The Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rabinowitz
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Administration, Medical Corps, Israeli Defense Force, Israel; Sakler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Arnon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D015995:Prevalence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014586:USSR / Q000208:ethnology