Year: 2010
Type: report
Abstract: Using the nationally representative Slan dataset we calculate\nconcentration indices for the incidence of obesity for men and women. We\nfinder higher concentration indices for women than for men, but we also\nfind that concentration indices fell between 2002 and 2007. However this\nappears to be owing to an increased incidence of obesity amongst better\noff people rather than decreased obesity amongst the less well-off. A\ndecomposition of the concentration indices suggest that the greatest\ncontribution to the gradient comes from the combination of lower rates of\nobesity amongst those with 3rd level education and their higher income.
Author: David Madden
Institution: University College Dublin
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2143735912