Studies of individual countries suggest that socioeconomic status (SES) and weight are
positively associated in lower-income countries but negatively associated in higher-income …

Globally, the literature tends to emphasize negative associations between socioeconomic
status (SES) and bodyweight in countries improving their economic development. However …

In developed countries, obesity is inversely associated with socioeconomic status (SES)
among women, and less consistently among men; whereas, in developing countries, the …

The objective of this review was to update Sobal and Stunkard's exhaustive review of the
literature on the relation between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity (Psychol Bull …

A landmark review of studies published prior to 1989 on socioeconomic status (SES) and
obesity supported the view that obesity in the developing world would be essentially a …

In the past 15 years, we have seen a marked increase in research on socioeconomic status
(SES) and health. Research in the first part of this era examined the nature of the …

Objective: To study the secular trends in the disparity of obesity across socioeconomic status
(SES) groups among US adults. Research Methods and Procedures: We used national …

Obesity and overweight are spreading fast in developing countries, and have reached world
record levels in some of them. Capturing the size, patterns and trends of the problem has …

Obesity is widely assumed to be associated with economic affluence; it has therefore been
assumed to become more common with economic development. However, obesity has also …

Objective: To evaluate the socioeconomic impact of obesity by estimating the direct and
indirect costs associated with obesity in Denmark, based on individual level data. Methods …