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Table 2 Perceived causes of obesity and demographic correlates

From: The stigma of obesity in the general public and its implications for public health - a systematic review

Cause

Hilbert et al. [2, 26, 27]

Seo et al. [24]

Oliver & Lee [23]1

Taylor et al. [25]

Barry et al. [22]

Lack of activity behavior

82.4

Low income ↓

Higher age ↑

-

-

75

Female gender ↑

-

Overeating

72.8

72.5

Some college ↑

-

-

-

Genetics

34.9

-

29

32

Blacks/Hispanics ↑

-

Lack of activity environment

23.6

-

-

-

-

Bad food environment

53.8

Female gender ↑

-

62

50

Female gender ↑

23.92

Lack of willpower

-

-

65

59

-

  1. Agreement rates in %; sociodemographic factors are listed, arrows indicate higher (↑) or lower (↓) agreement with the corresponding cause; 1 2 items each result in the differentiation of genetic, environmental and internal factors; for reasons of comparability single item results are reported; 2 toxic food environment.