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Article

Analysis of Correlation between the Socioeconomic Environment and Level of Nutrition in the Population of Serbia: A Part of the National Survey

by
Mladen Grujicic
1,†,
Marija Sekulic
2,*,†,
Milos Stepovic
3,*,
Natasa Zdravkovic
4,
Vladan Markovic
5,
Jagoda Gavrilovic
6,
Mirjana Veselinovic
4,
Jelena Vuckovic-Filipovic
4,
Katarina Nikolic
7,
Olivera Milovanovic
8,
Branimir Radmanovic
9,
Bojan Milosevic
10,
Rada Vucic
4,
Stefan Jakovljevic
10,
Vesna Ignjatovic
11 and
Snezana Radovanovic
12
1
Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Health Centar Bijeljina, 76300 Bijeljina, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
3
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
4
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
5
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
6
Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
7
Clinic for Dermatovenerology, University Clinical Centre Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia
8
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
9
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
10
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
11
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
12
Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
 
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Sustainability 2023, 15(14), 11189; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411189
Submission received: 26 May 2023 / Revised: 4 July 2023 / Accepted: 12 July 2023 / Published: 18 July 2023
(This article belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
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Abstract

Being overweight is one of the leading health problems of the 21st century. In different parts of Europe, different overweight statuses are noted. The aim of this study was to explore the correlation between the socioeconomic environment and the level of nutrition in the Serbian population. This research is part of the fourth national survey of the health of the population of Serbia. It was conducted as a descriptive, cross-sectional study. For the purposes of this research, the adult population over the age of 20 was included, and 12,439 respondents were analyzed. The nutritional status was assessed by the body mass index value—BMI. In order to investigate the differences between groups, the chi-squared test was used. The risk of being overweight was evaluated by calculating the odds ratio value, using univariate and multivariate regression. The prevalence of obesity was higher in females than in males, but pre-obesity was more common among male respondents. Males in the age category 55–64 years old, married, employed, with a higher level of education and material status were more likely to be overweight. As for the females, being overweight was most common among unemployed and economically inactive respondents, widowed/divorced, aged 65–74, with a primary school educational level and low material status. The level of nutrition is significantly associated with the socioeconomic environment.
Keywords: level of nutrition; overweight; socioeconomic environment; obesity; BMI level of nutrition; overweight; socioeconomic environment; obesity; BMI

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Grujicic, M.; Sekulic, M.; Stepovic, M.; Zdravkovic, N.; Markovic, V.; Gavrilovic, J.; Veselinovic, M.; Vuckovic-Filipovic, J.; Nikolic, K.; Milovanovic, O.; et al. Analysis of Correlation between the Socioeconomic Environment and Level of Nutrition in the Population of Serbia: A Part of the National Survey. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11189. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411189

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Grujicic M, Sekulic M, Stepovic M, Zdravkovic N, Markovic V, Gavrilovic J, Veselinovic M, Vuckovic-Filipovic J, Nikolic K, Milovanovic O, et al. Analysis of Correlation between the Socioeconomic Environment and Level of Nutrition in the Population of Serbia: A Part of the National Survey. Sustainability. 2023; 15(14):11189. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411189

Chicago/Turabian Style

Grujicic, Mladen, Marija Sekulic, Milos Stepovic, Natasa Zdravkovic, Vladan Markovic, Jagoda Gavrilovic, Mirjana Veselinovic, Jelena Vuckovic-Filipovic, Katarina Nikolic, Olivera Milovanovic, and et al. 2023. "Analysis of Correlation between the Socioeconomic Environment and Level of Nutrition in the Population of Serbia: A Part of the National Survey" Sustainability 15, no. 14: 11189. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411189

APA Style

Grujicic, M., Sekulic, M., Stepovic, M., Zdravkovic, N., Markovic, V., Gavrilovic, J., Veselinovic, M., Vuckovic-Filipovic, J., Nikolic, K., Milovanovic, O., Radmanovic, B., Milosevic, B., Vucic, R., Jakovljevic, S., Ignjatovic, V., & Radovanovic, S. (2023). Analysis of Correlation between the Socioeconomic Environment and Level of Nutrition in the Population of Serbia: A Part of the National Survey. Sustainability, 15(14), 11189. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411189

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