Maternal obesity trends in Egypt 1995–2005
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15536009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne M Austin (Harvard Global Health Institute, corresponding author), Allan G Hill (0000-0002-4418-0379, Harvard Global Health Institute), Wafaie W Fawzi (0000-0002-2908-600X) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 167-179 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Maternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00346.x |
| PMID | 21978237 |
| OpenAlex | W1533205246 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 46% of adult females in Egypt are obese. This research was aimed at documenting obesity trends and identifying the populations most at risk for obesity. Using data from the 1995 and 2005 Egyptian Demographic and Health Surveys a linear model was employed to seek associations between household wealth, urban/rural residence, governorate of residence, employment status, parity and age and increases in body mass index (BMI) among married Egyptian women between the ages of 15-49. Between 1995 and 2005, the mean BMI of women of reproductive age in Egypt increased from 26.31 to 28.52. Although there was an overall trend towards greater obesity between 1995 and 2005, older women residing in rural, poor households became obese at a faster rate than younger women residing in richer, urban households. Studies have shown that household wealth is a key determinant of food consumption patterns. Rising obesity rates among the poor in developed countries are linked to the relatively cheap price of high-calorie, nutrient-poor foods. One factor that may be contributing to the rapid increases in obesity among the rural poor in Egypt is the subsidisation of high-energy, low-nutritive value foods that form a larger part of the diet of poor, rural populations
Body mass index · Calorie · Consumption (sociology · Environmental health · Nutrition transition · Obesity · Overweight · Parity (physics · Residence · Rural area · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Endocrinology · Gerontology
Poverty and obesity
Preventive strategies against weight gain and obesity
Obesity and the food environment
Socioeconomic Status and Obesity
Food Prices and Obesity
The economics of obesity
Overweight exceeds underweight among women in most developing countries
Obesity, diets, and social inequalities
Uneven dietary development
Micronutrient deficiency and the prevalence of mothers’ overweight/obesity in Egypt
Does the U.S. Food Stamp Program contribute to adult weight gain
The role of foreign direct investment in the nutrition transition
Socioeconomic status and obesity
Do Government Food Price Policies Affect the Prevalence of Obesity? Empirical Evidence from Egypt
Sick Individuals and Sick Populations
Socioeconomic and food-related physical characteristics of the neighbourhood environment are associated with body mass index
Sick individuals and sick populations
Self‐Targeted Subsidies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |