Why the study?
Associations between educational attainment and obesity can vary across stages of economic development, nutritional transition, period, and cohort, and data were needed on shifting educational gradients in Indonesia.
Does educational attainment affect BMI trajectories over time in Indonesian adults?
Population
14,810 individuals in Indonesia
Comparison
Educational gradients over time and across cohorts
Design
Hierarchical age-period-cohort analysis using five survey waves
Follow-up
1993 to 2014
Key result
Higher educational attainment was historically associated with higher BMI in Indonesia, but this gap has significantly shrunk in recent cohorts as the BMI of lower educational groups catches up.
Authors
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May support targeted education policies in high-income settings; leaves open causality and relevance in low-income countries.
Cohort (n=14,810)
Does educational attainment affect BMI trajectories over time in Indonesian adults?
The study highlights a shifting educational gradient in Indonesia where lower-educated individuals are experiencing rising BMI trajectories, increasing their risk for obesity-related non-communicable diseases.
Lilipramawanty Kewok Liwin (2022) conducted a cohort in Overweight and Obesity (n=14,810). Educational attainment vs. Lower educational attainment (no education) was evaluated on Body Mass Index (BMI) trajectories over age and across birth cohorts. Higher educational attainment was historically associated with higher BMI in Indonesia, but this gap has significantly shrunk in recent cohorts as the BMI of lower educational groups catches up.