Socioeconomic inequality in abdominal obesity among older people in Purworejo District, Central Java, Indonesia - a decomposition analysis approach

• Main Authors: Cahya Utamie Pujilestari (Author), Lennarth Nyström (Author), Margareta Norberg (Author), Lars Weinehall (Author), Mohammad Hakimi (Author), Nawi Ng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...