Annual transition probabilities of overweight and obesity in older adults: Evidence from World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health

Overweight/obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa including Ghana. However, transition probabilities, an essential component to develop cost-effective measures for weight management is lacking in this population. We estimated annual transition probabilities between three bo...

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Published in:Social science & medicine (1982) 2020-02, Vol.247, p.112821-9, Article 112821
Main Authors: Lartey, Stella T., Si, Lei, Otahal, Petr, de Graaff, Barbara, Boateng, Godfred O., Biritwum, Richard Berko, Minicuci, Nadia, Kowal, Paul, Magnussen, Costan G., Palmer, Andrew J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Body mass index
Body weight
Classification
Cost analysis
Economic factors
Economic models
Females
Health
Multistage markov model
Obesity
Older people
Organization studies
Overweight
Probability
Residence
Simulation
Socioeconomic factors
Sub-Saharan Africa
Transition probabilities
Urban schools
Wealth
Weight control
Weight loss
WHO SAGE
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Summary:Overweight/obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa including Ghana. However, transition probabilities, an essential component to develop cost-effective measures for weight management is lacking in this population. We estimated annual transition probabilities between three body mass index (BMI) categories: normal weight (BMI ≥18.5 and 
ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112821