Inequality of weight status in urban Cuba: 2001–2010

Table 3 Intertemporal trends in obesity inequality

Survey year	Gini index	95% CI	Difference between t and t-1	% change between t-1 and t	Sensitive analysis
Survey year	Gini index	95% CI	Difference between t and t-1	% change between t-1 and t	GE(0)	GE(2)
BMI
2001	0.1046	0.1032–0.1060			0.0176	0.0190
2010	0.1094	0.1071–0.1117	0.0048^***	4.5889	0.0188	0.0196
WC
2001	0.0831	0.0821–0.0840			0.0109	0.0110
2010	0.0852	0.0836–0.0868	0.0021^***	2.5271	0.0113	0.0114

CI denotes 95% confidence intervals; GE refers to generalized entropy. ^*** indicates p < 0.01 in a t test for differences between the inequality indexes for two different sampling periods

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