RT Journal Article
T1 How are unemployed individuals with obesity affected by an economic crisis?
A1 Antelo, Manel
A1 Magdalena, Pilar
A1 Reboredo Nogueira, Juan Carlos
A1 Reyes Santías, Francisco
K1 6310.14 Desempleo
K1 3206.10 Enfermedades de la Nutrición
K1 2402.08 Hábitos Alimentarios
AB Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure the extent to which the advent of an economic crisis affects the magnitude of the impact of unemployment on obesity prevalence (IUOP). Methods: Using data corresponding to a boom period and a bust period of the Spanish economy, we calculated the IUOP in the Spanish population aged 16–65 years using propensity score matching, and using the difference-in-differences approach, analyzed to what extent the advent of an economic crisis affected the magnitude of such an IUOP. Results: The results point to significant differences in the body mass index (BMI) values of Spanish unemployed individuals depending on the phase of the economic cycle. Compared to a period of economic boom, a bust period increases the (log) BMI values of unemployed people by 0.22% and the (log) BMI of long-term unemployed people by a further 0.011%. Conclusions: The design of health policies for the treatment and prevention of adult obesity should be tailored to the phase of the economic cycle and focus especially on the long-term unemployed individuals.
PB Sustainability
SN 20711050
YR 2020
FD 2020-03-13
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/1761
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/1761
LA eng
NO Sustainability, 12(6): 2262 (2020)
NO Xunta de Galicia | Ref. Beca 2019-GPC Análise Económica dos Mercados e Institucións (AEMI)
DS Investigo
RD 04-dic-2024