Exploring Relationships Between Socio-Economic Status and the Health Correlates of Excess Weight Among Canadians

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dc.contributor.advisorGodley, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorHiggins, Benjamin Roscoe
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-27T16:19:22Z
dc.date.available2013-11-12T08:00:11Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-27
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractPrevious studies have examined the relationship between social class and body mass index (BMI) in Canada, illustrating a class gradient in body weight. Few researchers have examined the relationship between social class and comorbidities of excess weight. Using the Canadian Health Measures Survey (Cycle 1), I employ multivariate linear and logistic regression techniques to explore the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), sociodemographic characteristics, and weight-related health (BMI and comorbidities of excess weight) among Canadians. I use the Edmonton Obesity Staging System to operationalize comorbidities of excess weight as sub-clinical indicators of medical conditions associated with excess weight (aerobic fitness), medical symptoms (hypertension), and functional limitations. I find that the relationship between SES and weight-related health varies by gender, measure of SES, and measure of weight-related health, concluding that to better understand how social class influences weight-related health, researchers need to expand how ‘weight’ is measured.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHiggins, B. R. (2013). Exploring Relationships Between Socio-Economic Status and the Health Correlates of Excess Weight Among Canadians (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26101en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26101
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/737
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectSocial Sciences
dc.subject.classificationsocial inequalityen_US
dc.subject.classificationBody Weighten_US
dc.subject.classificationpopulation/public healthen_US
dc.titleExploring Relationships Between Socio-Economic Status and the Health Correlates of Excess Weight Among Canadians
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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