Socioeconomic inequalities and severe obesity —Sex differences in a nationwide study of 1.12 million Israeli adolescents

ConclusionsAdolescents with less rather than more advantaged residential SEP are at greater risk of severe obesity. Adolescent males, of all residential SEP groups had higher odds than females for all classes of obesity.

Source: Pediatric Obesity - June 16, 2020 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Orit Pinhas ‐Hamiel, Brian Reichman, Arnon Afek, Estela Derazne, Dorit Tzur, Uri Hamiel, Tarif Bader, Khitam Muhsen, Gilad Twig Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research