Socio-Economic Determinants of Obesity: Analysis of OECD Countries

Year 2020, Volume: 15 Issue: 21, 183 - 200, 31.01.2020

Abdüsselam Sağın , Fatih Karasaç

https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.613617

Cited By: 3

Abstract

The aim of the study is to determine the extent to
which obesity, a globally increasing health problem, is affected by changes in
social and economic life. For this purpose, data on the obesity, health expenditures,
unemployment, urbanization, smoking and alcohol consumption and calorie intake
of 29 OECD and partner countries for the years 2000-2013 were obtained. With
the data obtained, the effect levels of socio-economic factors on the increase
in obesity rates in these countries were investigated. According to the
findings, the increase in calorie intake, increasing urbanization as a result
of changing sociological structure, increasing unemployment rate with
urbanization and increasing alcohol use increase the obesity rate for the
countries studied in our research between 2000-2013. In addition, the increase
in health expenditures has a decreasing effect on obesity rate for the same
period in the same countries. Finally, the increase in cigarette smoking causes
individuals to lose weight due to their negative effects on healthy nutrition
and decreases obesity rates. However, this decrease in obesity rates is not a
healthy decrease, but on the contrary, it can cause much greater health
problems. 

Keywords

Obesity, Social And Economic Structure, Healts Ependitures, OECD Countries, Panel Data Analysis

Obezitenin Sosyo-Ekonomik Belirleyicileri: OECD Ülkeleri Analizi

Abstract

Araştırmanın amacı küresel anlamda artan bir sağlık
problemi olan obezitenin sosyal ve ekonomik hayatta meydana gelen değişimlerden
ne derece etkilendiğinin belirlenmesidir. Bu amaç ile 29 OECD ve partner
ülkesinin 2000-2013 yılları için obezite, sağlık harcamaları, işsizlik,
kentleşme, sigara ve alkol kullanımı ile alınan kalori miktarlarına ait veriler
alınmıştır. Alınan veriler ile bu ülkelerde obezite oranlarında meydana gelen
artış üzerinde sosyo-ekonomik faktörlerin etki düzeyleri araştırılmıştır. Elde
edilen bulgulara göre alınan kalori miktarında meydana gelen artış, değişen
sosyolojik yapının bir sonucu olarak artan kentleşme, kentleşme ile birlikte
artan işsizlik oranı ve alkol kullanımının artması araştırmamızda ele alınan
ülkeler için 2000-2013 yılları arasında obezite oranını arttırmaktadır. Ayrıca
sağlık harcamalarında meydana gelen artış, aynı ülkelerde aynı dönem için
obezite oranını azaltıcı bir etki göstermektedir. Son olarak sigara
kullanımının artması ise sağlıklı beslenmeyi olumsuz etkilediğinden dolayı
bireylerin kilo kaybına neden olup obezite oranlarını düşürmektedir. Fakat
obezite oranlarında görülen bu düşüş sağlıklı bir düşüş olmayıp tam aksine çok
daha büyük sağlık problemlerine sebep olabilmektedir.

Keywords

Obezite, Sosyo-ekonomik Yapı, Sağlık Harcamaları, OECD Ülkeleri, Panel Veri Analizi

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