OBJECTIVES: Obesity has been an alarming public health issue in the UK. Socioeconomic inequalities in @entity28 have been well-studied, however limited studies addressed inequality trends over time and none of them in Scotland. METHODS: We used nationally-representative data from the Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) across four time points between 1995 and 2010/2011. Respondents were economically active adults aged 16-65   years (N=27   059, 12   218 @entity1 ). Socioeconomic position (SEP) was assessed by highest educational qualification, occupational social class and household income (2003 and 2010/2011 only) as well as a composite SEP score. We carried out sex-stratified logistic regression analyses (adjusted for age, smoking status, @entity285 consumption, self-rated general health and physical activity) and we computed the relative index of inequality (RII). RESULTS: Between 1995 and 2010/2011, @entity28 prevalence increased in both @entity1 (from 17% in 1995 to 30.2% in 2010/2011, 2010/2011 OR of @entity28 compared with 1995=2.07; 95% CI 1.83 to 2.34) and @entity1 (from 18.4% to 30.2%; OR=1.85; 95% CI 1.66 to 2.07). Increase in @entity28 prevalence was observed across all socioeconomic strata, within which the most rapid increase was among males from the highest socioeconomic groups. RII showed that educational inequalities in @entity28 narrowed for both @entity1 (p=0.007) and @entity1 (p=0.008). Income inequalities in @entity28 between 2003 and 2010/2011 in @entity1 were also reduced (p=0.046) on the relative scale. CONCLUSIONS: Obesity prevalence in Scotland increased substantially between 1995 and 2010/2011, although socioeconomic inequalities have decreased due to the more rapid increase in the higher socioeconomic strata.

Temporal trends in socioeconomic inequalities in XXXX prevalence among economically-active working-age adults in Scotland between 1995 and 2011: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['men', 'women'] @entity285 :: ('D000431', 'Chemical') :: ['alcohol'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['obesity']
