Unit:
Διατμηματικό ΠΜΣ Εκτίμηση και Διαχείριση Επαγγελματικού, Περιβαλλοντικού και Φαρμακευτικού κινδύνουLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Author:
Chardavellas Konstantinos
Supervisors info:
A. Λινού, Καθηγήτρια , Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Ι. Υφαντόπουλος, Καθηγητής , Τμήμα Πολιτικής Επιστήμης και Δημόσιας Διοίκησης, ΕΚΠΑ
Ε. Ριζά, Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Η σχέση μεταξύ κοινωνικοοικονομικής κατάστασης και κινδύνου υπερβαρίας και παχυσαρκίας στην Ελλάδα της οικονομικής κρίσης
Translated title:
The association between socioeconomic status and the risk of overweight and obesity in Greece during the economic crisis
Summary:
Introduction: Obesityisa rapidly spreading condition across both the developed and developing world. Its effects are not only detrimental to the health of the obese individual, but also to the overall economy of the country and its healthcare sector. There is evidence to show that obesity is linked with the individual’s socioeconomic status. In Greece, this link has been examined by a previous study, which found that the more elevated the socioeconomic status of the individual, the less the risk of being obese. However, that was before the Greek economic crisis. Since that, there have been no new studies on the matter. The purpose of this study is to examine the link between SES status and obesity that exists today.
Methodology: A sample of 96 individuals was given questionnaires, which included anthropometric and socioeconomic questions (income, education, profession, cohabitation, smoking and subjective socioeconomic status). These factors were tested for their relationship with the presence of overweight or obesity.
Results: Family income was related to the risk of becoming overweight or obese, and the relationship was similar to that of other developed countries, as well as to the one found by the previous study conducted in Greece. No other socioeconomic factor was found to be significantly related to BMI.
Conclusion: Despite the economic crisis, Greece continues to follow the same type of relation between income and BMI that it did before. One possible reason is that the social norms and local cuisine have gone largely unchanged, while at the same time, despite the crisis, food insecurity isn’t as high as it is in developing countries.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Economic crisis, Obesity, Overweight, Socioeconomic
