title: [Excess weight and economic, political, and social factors: an international ecological analysis].
abstract: This study analyzed prevalence rates for excess weight in adults based on body mass index (BMI) and the association with various demographic, socioeconomic, and political variables (democracy index). An ecological design was used, including a total of 105 countries, with BMI data from 2000 to 2006. Other variables were obtained by proximity to the year of nutritional status. The study used the World Health Organization (WHO) classification for BMI. Spearman correlation coefficients and multiple logistic regression models were used. In both genders, overweight and obesity were correlated with calorie availability and the human development index (HDI) and its component variables. As for the variables related to democracy, there was an inverse correlation with weight, stronger in men than women. In conclusion, better living conditions in countries were directly associated with higher rates of excess weight in the population, with different patterns according to gender.
authors: Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. laurag@pijaos.udea.edu.co
authors: Laura Inés
authors: LI
authors: González-Zapata
authors: Alejandro
authors: A
authors: Estrada-Restrepo
authors: Luz Stella
authors: LS
authors: Alvarez-Castaño
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Alvarez-Dardet
authors: Lluis
authors: L
authors: Serra-Majem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014944:World Health Organization