聂鹏研究员和博士生丁兰琳有关Obesity inequality的合作研究发表于China Economic Review
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发布时间：2019-10-20
发布时间：2019-10-20
文章标题：聂鹏研究员和博士生丁兰琳有关Obesity inequality的合作研究发表于China Economic Review
内容：
Obesity inequality and the changing shape of the bodyweight
distribution in China
Peng Nie, Lanlin Ding and Alfonso-Sousa-Poza
Abstract
Using data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, this study analyses changes in bodyweight (body mass index and waist circumference) distributions between 1991 and 2011 among adults aged 20+ in China. To do so, we quantify the source and extent of temporal changes in bodyweight and then decompose the increase in obesity prevalence into two components: a rightward shift of the bodyweight distribution (mean growth) and a (re)distributional skewing. Our analysis reveals a clear rightward distributional shift combined with a leftward skewing. Although the relatively large size of this skewing in the first decade analysed reflects an increase in obesity inequality, this inequality growth subsides in the second decade. Nevertheless, over the entire 20-year period, obesity inequality increases significantly, especially among females, younger age groups, residents in rural and western provinces, and individuals with low socioeconomic status.
Weblink: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043951X19301099