Obesity among the elderly people living in Warren Township could be a result of different measures of socioeconomic status which may include; the family, cultural factors, biological pathways as well as ethical and sociopolitical factors among other factors. Some familial life events like the change in marital status, retrenchment, retirement, and death of a family member may lead increase in the risk of change in weight status.
In addition to these, a study has shown that neighborhood effects like living in geographical areas experiencing depressed economic conditions, high unemployment levels, and low waged employment opportunities have similar effects. Contemporary research in neurobiology conducted at the Warren Township among the aged suggested that stresses that result from such events may lead to changes in weight. In relation to individual as well as collective ethics, high perception of neighborhood criminal activities, untrustworthy neighbors, and unpleasantness of the neighborhoods as well as low access to recreational facilities may lead to the aged increasing their weight to an extent of becoming obese.
Poverty among the aged citizens living in Warren Township has contributed so much to the increase in weight due to stress. A study has shown that the highest obesity rates normally occur among the aged with low income as well as low education levels. Among the elderly people of Warren Township, those who did not receive high-quality education are more overweight as compared to more educated ones.
Multiple indices of low socioeconomic status such as low levels of education, income, occupation, and household assets, and sociopolitical and cultural factors are directly or indirectly associated with increased risk of obesity. To achieve the HP 2010, the stated factors must be taken into account.