TY - JOUR
T1 - The mortality risk of being overweight in the twentieth century
T2 - Evidence from two cohorts of New Zealand men
AU - Inwood, Kris
AU - Oxley, Les
AU - Roberts, Evan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - How have health and social mortality risks changed over time? Evidence from pre-1945 cohorts is sparse, mostly from the United States, and evidence is mixed on long-term changes in the risk of being overweight. We develop a dataset of men entering the NZ army in the two world wars, with objectively measured height and weight, and socioeconomic status in early adulthood. Our sample includes significant numbers of indigenous Māori, providing estimates of weight and mortality risk in an indigenous population. We follow men from war's end until death, with data on more than 12,000 men from each war. Overweight and obesity were important risk factors for mortality, and associated with shorter life expectancy.
AB - How have health and social mortality risks changed over time? Evidence from pre-1945 cohorts is sparse, mostly from the United States, and evidence is mixed on long-term changes in the risk of being overweight. We develop a dataset of men entering the NZ army in the two world wars, with objectively measured height and weight, and socioeconomic status in early adulthood. Our sample includes significant numbers of indigenous Māori, providing estimates of weight and mortality risk in an indigenous population. We follow men from war's end until death, with data on more than 12,000 men from each war. Overweight and obesity were important risk factors for mortality, and associated with shorter life expectancy.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eeh.2022.101472
DO - 10.1016/j.eeh.2022.101472
M3 - Article
C2 - 37637008
AN - SCOPUS:85136295173
SN - 0014-4983
VL - 86
JO - Explorations in Economic History
JF - Explorations in Economic History
M1 - 101472
ER -