Trends in adults body mass index related to changes in socioeconomic status of 201 large Latin American cities
In low- and middle-income countries changes over time in city SES impact BMI trends in complex ways. A better understanding of the mechanisms involved may help develop better strategies to prevent increases in obesity.
Authors
- Hal Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3570-692X)
- Andrés Trottá
- Mónica Serena Perner
- Daniel Rodríguez
- Olga L. Sarmiento
- Kari Moore
- Marcio Alazraqui
Institutions
- Universidad de Los Andes (CO)
- Universidad Nacional de Lanús (AR)
- Drexel University (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Science & Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.118966
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00