Are Entrepreneurs More Likely to Be Obese?
Background: Entrepreneurs not only promote a nation’s economic growth but also increase employment. The risk of obesity among entrepreneurs may bring heavy economic burdens not only to the entrepreneurs but also to the national health care system. We aimed to examine the association between entrepre...
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| description | Background: Entrepreneurs not only promote a nation’s economic growth but also increase employment. The risk of obesity among entrepreneurs may bring heavy economic burdens not only to the entrepreneurs but also to the national health care system. We aimed to examine the association between entrepreneurship and the risk of obesity.
Methods: We utilized data from the 2015 Harmonized China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey, including 2,802 individuals aged between 45 and 65 with complete data. This study used BMI (Body Mass Index) (kg/m2) as an indicator of obesity risk. Entrepreneurs were defined as those respondents who run their own businesses as main jobs. We used multivariate OLS regression models and Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method to examine the link of entrepreneurship and obesity risk.
Results: The multivariate OLS regression results showed that entrepreneurship was positively associated with BMI (P<0.01). The Bayesian MCMC results indicated that the posterior mean was (0.597, 90% HPD CI: 0.319, 0.897), demonstrating that entrepreneurship was indeed significantly positively associated with the risk of obesity.
Conclusion: Being an entrepreneur is positively associated with the risk of obesity. As obesity can cause diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, the health departments should take necessary health interventions to prevent entrepreneurs from being obese in order to increase their entrepreneurial success. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8880d48b40b4573aa92c41c2e21fb8a2022-12-21T21:04:27ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932021-04-0150410.18502/ijph.v50i4.6004Are Entrepreneurs More Likely to Be Obese?Yibing Wang0Xueling Qu1Haitao Wang2Department of Statistics, School of Business, Shandong University, Weihai, ChinaWeihai Clinical College, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Weihai, ChinaWeihai Clinical College, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Weihai, ChinaBackground: Entrepreneurs not only promote a nation’s economic growth but also increase employment. The risk of obesity among entrepreneurs may bring heavy economic burdens not only to the entrepreneurs but also to the national health care system. We aimed to examine the association between entrepreneurship and the risk of obesity. Methods: We utilized data from the 2015 Harmonized China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey, including 2,802 individuals aged between 45 and 65 with complete data. This study used BMI (Body Mass Index) (kg/m2) as an indicator of obesity risk. Entrepreneurs were defined as those respondents who run their own businesses as main jobs. We used multivariate OLS regression models and Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method to examine the link of entrepreneurship and obesity risk. Results: The multivariate OLS regression results showed that entrepreneurship was positively associated with BMI (P<0.01). The Bayesian MCMC results indicated that the posterior mean was (0.597, 90% HPD CI: 0.319, 0.897), demonstrating that entrepreneurship was indeed significantly positively associated with the risk of obesity. Conclusion: Being an entrepreneur is positively associated with the risk of obesity. As obesity can cause diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, the health departments should take necessary health interventions to prevent entrepreneurs from being obese in order to increase their entrepreneurial success.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/17250EntrepreneursObesityBody mass indexBayesianChina |
| spellingShingle | Yibing Wang Xueling Qu Haitao Wang Are Entrepreneurs More Likely to Be Obese? Iranian Journal of Public Health Entrepreneurs Obesity Body mass index Bayesian China |
| title | Are Entrepreneurs More Likely to Be Obese? |
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| title_short | Are Entrepreneurs More Likely to Be Obese? |
| title_sort | are entrepreneurs more likely to be obese |
| topic | Entrepreneurs Obesity Body mass index Bayesian China |
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