Obesity inequality and the changing shape of the bodyweight distribution in China

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dc.contributor.authorNie, Pengde
dc.contributor.authorDing, Lanlinde
dc.contributor.authorSousa-Poza, Alfonsode
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-08T08:56:25Z
dc.date.available2024-04-08T08:56:25Z
dc.date.created2018-10-23
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractUsing data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), this study analyses changes in bodyweight (BMI and waist circumference) distributions between 1991 and 2011 among adults aged 20+ in China. To do so, we quantify the source and extent of temporal changes in bodyweight and then decompose the increase in obesity prevalence into two components: a rightward shift of the bodyweight distribution (mean growth) and a (re)distributional skewing. Our analysis reveals a clear rightward distributional shift combined with a leftward skewing. Although the relatively large size of this skewing in the first decade analysed reflects an increase in obesity inequality, this inequality growth subsides in the second decade. Nevertheless, over the entire 20-year period, obesity inequality increases significantly, especially among females, younger age groups, rural residents and individuals with low socioeconomic status.en
dc.identifier.swb512259259
dc.identifier.urihttps://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/6317
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:bsz:100-opus-15403
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences; 2018,24
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dc.rights.urihttp://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/doku/lic_mit_pod.php
dc.subjectBMIen
dc.subjectWaist circumferenceen
dc.subjectObesity inequalityen
dc.subjectDecompositionen
dc.subjectChinaen
dc.subject.ddc330
dc.subject.gndChinade
dc.subject.gndÃœbergewichtde
dc.titleObesity inequality and the changing shape of the bodyweight distribution in Chinade
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local.export.bibtex@techreport{Nie2018, url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/6317}, author = {Nie, Peng and Ding, Lanlin and Sousa-Poza, Alfonso et al.}, title = {Obesity inequality and the changing shape of the bodyweight distribution in China}, year = {2018}, school = {Universität Hohenheim}, series = {Hohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences}, }
local.export.bibtexAuthorNie, Peng and Ding, Lanlin and Sousa-Poza, Alfonso et al.
local.export.bibtexKeyNie2018
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local.faculty.number3de
local.institute.number530de
local.opus.number1540
local.series.issueNumber2018,24
local.series.titleHohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences
local.universityUniversität Hohenheimde
local.university.facultyFaculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciencesen
local.university.facultyFakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftende
local.university.instituteInstitute for Household and Consumer Economicsen
local.university.instituteInstitut für Health Care & Public Managementde

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