超重与肥胖标准及主观幸福感：来自中国的证据。

Overweight and obesity standards and subjective well-being: Evidence from China.

作者信息

Zeng Qiyan, Yu Xiaohua

机构信息

School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Haidian Dis Beijing, 100872, China; Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Goettingen, Platz der Goettinger Sieben 5, 37073, Goettingen, Germany.

出版信息

Econ Hum Biol. 2019 May;33:144-148. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2019.02.006. Epub 2019 Mar 1.

DOI:10.1016/j.ehb.2019.02.006

PMID:30877852

Abstract

The adult BMI cutoffs for overweight and obesity standards set by the Working Group on Obesity in China are exerting growing influence over daily life. Using the regression discontinuity design method, this paper confirms the existence of a statistically significant discontinuity in subjective well-being at the overweight and obesity cutoffs, respectively. The overweight standard causes a significant decrease in subjective well-being (SWB) by approximate 0.10 units, and the obesity standard by 0.14 units, both sizable. Thus the standard setting has profound social, economic and welfare impacts beyond the health scope.

摘要

中国肥胖问题工作组设定的成人超重和肥胖标准的体重指数（BMI）临界值对日常生活的影响越来越大。本文采用回归断点设计方法，分别证实了在超重和肥胖临界值处主观幸福感存在统计学上的显著断点。超重标准导致主观幸福感（SWB）显著下降约0.10个单位，肥胖标准导致下降0.14个单位，降幅都很大。因此，该标准的设定在健康范围之外产生了深远的社会、经济和福利影响。