Much analysis of the socioeconomic gradient of overweight/obesity has involved the calculation of concentration indices … recommended that analysis of severity should always accompany analysis of the incidence of overweight/obesity. …

characteristics but rather the in the impact of these characteristics on body mass index. -- Obesity ; Body Mass Index ; Decomposition …Using the nationally representative Slan dataset we take a number of approaches to profile the change in obesity in … years. There is evidence that obesity and overweight are relatively more concentrated amongst males, the old and those with …

rather than decreased obesity amongst the less well-off. A decomposition of the concentration indices suggest that the … education and their higher income. -- Obesity ; Body Mass Index ; Concentration Index ; Decomposition …Using the nationally representative Slan dataset we calculate concentration indices for the incidence of obesity for …

characteristics. The decomposition is carried out over the whole of the distribution, with a particular focus on the upper percentiles … and a number of different decomposition techniques are applied and compared. The overall increase in BMI at higher …

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to compare changes in body mass index (BMI), obesity, and consumer well-being in …

. These two results contradict most theories of social comparisons. -- Imitative obesity ; relative obesity ; social contagion …