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IJE Advance Access originally published online on November 8, 2005
International Journal of Epidemiology 2006 35(1):112-113; doi:10.1093/ije/dyi227
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Commentary: Varying relation of socioeconomic status with obesity between countries at different stages of development

Yun Mi Song

Department of Family Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. E-mail: ymsong@smc.samsung.co.kr

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The stage of social and economic development of a society seems to contribute to the varying relation of socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity between countries. Fezeu et al.1 reported a positive SES/obesity relation, a different finding from that observed in developed countries. In this commentary, I would like to discuss how we might interpret their findings paying attention to the increasing obesity problem.

Fezeu et al.1 examined the relation between SES and adiposity in a population-based cross-sectional study conducted in urban Cameroon.

In a study of SES and obesity, one important methodological issue is whether . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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