Measuring Distributional Inequality : Relative Body Mass Index Distributions by Gender, RaceEthnicity, and Education, United States (1999–2006)
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Few studies consider obesity inequalities as a distributional property.
This study uses relative distribution methods to explore inequalities in body mass index (BMI; kg/m2).
Data from 1999–2006 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to compare BMI distributions by gender, Black/White race, and education subgroups in the United States.
For men, comparisons between Whites and Blacks show a polarized relative distribution, with more Black men at increased risk of over or underweight.
Comparisons by education (overall and within race/ethnic groups) effects also show a polarized relative distribution, with more cases of the least educated men at the upper and lower tails of the BMI distribution.
For women, Blacks have a greater probability of high BMI values largely due to a right-shifted BMI distribution relative to White women.
Women with less education also have a BMI distribution shifted to the right compared to the most educated women.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Houle, Brian C.. 2011. Measuring Distributional Inequality : Relative Body Mass Index Distributions by Gender, RaceEthnicity, and Education, United States (1999–2006). Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511536
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Houle, Brian C.. Measuring Distributional Inequality : Relative Body Mass Index Distributions by Gender, RaceEthnicity, and Education, United States (1999–2006). Journal of Obesity No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511536
American Medical Association (AMA)
Houle, Brian C.. Measuring Distributional Inequality : Relative Body Mass Index Distributions by Gender, RaceEthnicity, and Education, United States (1999–2006). Journal of Obesity. 2011. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511536
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511536