Explaining the widening distribution of Body Mass Index: A decomposition analysis of trends for England, 2002-2004 and 2012-2014

Green, Mark A ORCID: 0000-0002-0942-6628 and Rowe, Francisco ORCID: 0000-0003-4137-0246 (2020) Explaining the widening distribution of Body Mass Index: A decomposition analysis of trends for England, 2002-2004 and 2012-2014. Area, 53 (2). pp. 362-372.

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Abstract

<jats:p>The aim of our study is to examine whether the widening of the distribution of body mass index (BMI) for England can be explained by compositional changes within the population or contextual changes in the relationships between explanatory variables and BMI. Race, socio‐economic status, and physical activity were important factors in explaining trends at the 90th centile of BMI, with contextual changes more influential than compositional changes.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	BMI, England, obesity, quantile regression, RIF decomposition
Divisions:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Environmental Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2021 10:59
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2023 19:18
DOI:	10.1111/area.12675
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3115455

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