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Norman, P and Fraser, L (2013) Self-reported general health and Body Mass Index: a U-shaped relationship? Public Health, 127 (10). 938 - 945. ISSN 0033-3506
Abstract
Objectives: A sizable literature demonstrates an increased likelihood of self-reported poor health with increasing Body Mass Index (BMI). A U-shaped relationship between BMI and health is evident in research but it is not believed that the health of people who are underweight gets the attention it deserves. The relationship between BMI categories and poor general health including those persons who are underweight has been investigated. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were obtained from the Health Survey for England pooled for 2006e08 to provide a sample of 26,596 adults aged 16e74 in a series of binary logistic regression models to determine the likelihood of people reporting their general health as being poor. Results: A clear U-shaped relationship between BMI and health has been found for controlling for individual level demographic, socio-economic and health-related behaviour variables and area deprivation. Conclusions: The literature largely focuses on the relationship between obesity and health and this is understandable given that many more persons are obese than are underweight. A person who is underweight is about as likely to report poor general health as a person who is obese.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013, WB Saunders. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Public Health. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Body Mass Index; Health Survey for England; Obesity; Self-reported health; Underweight |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Jan 2015 11:10 |
Last Modified: | 28 Mar 2018 17:56 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2013.07.003 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | WB Saunders |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.07.003 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:82721 |
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