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Open Access 01-03-2014 | Etiology of Obesity (MS Westerterp-Plantenga, Section Editor)

Social Inequalities in Obesity Persist in the Nordic Region Despite Its Relative Affluence and Equity

Authors: Maria Magnusson, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, Steingerdur Olafsdottir, Susanna Lehtinen-Jacks, Turid Lingaas Holmen, Berit Lilienthal Heitmann, Lauren Lissner

Published in: Current Obesity Reports | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Social inequalities in overweight and obesity (OWOB) have persisted in the affluent and reputedly egalitarian Nordic countries. In this review we examine associations between socioeconomic position (SEP) and OWOB, and secular trends in such associations. Determinants and possible causes of the relations are discussed together with opportunities to cope with OWOB as a public health problem. The findings show a persisting inverse social gradient. An interaction between SEP and gender is noted for adults in Denmark, Finland and Iceland and for children in Sweden. There are overall tendencies for increased inequality, however no consistent trend for an increased social gradient in OWOB. Reasons that increased inequality does not unequivocally mirror in a steepened social gradient in obesity may include methodological questions as well as societal efforts to counteract obesity. Multi-level efforts are needed to prevent OWOB.
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Metadata
Title
Social Inequalities in Obesity Persist in the Nordic Region Despite Its Relative Affluence and Equity
Authors
Maria Magnusson
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen
Steingerdur Olafsdottir
Susanna Lehtinen-Jacks
Turid Lingaas Holmen
Berit Lilienthal Heitmann
Lauren Lissner
Publication date
01-03-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Obesity Reports / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 2162-4968
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-013-0087-2

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