Record Details     « New Search       Brief Record Full Record MARC Record     Bibliographic Data Control Number 410980 Date and Time of Latest Transaction 20201212061613.AM General Information 201212s |||||||||b ||00||| Cataloging Source DOST-PCHRD Main Entry - Personal Name Kirby, James B.   Liang, Lan   Chen, Hsin-Jen   Wang, Youfa Title Statement Race, Place, and Obesity : The Complex Relationships Among Community Racial/Ethnic Composition, Individual Race/Ethnicity, and Obesity In The United States Physical Description 1572-1578 Summary, Etc. Objectives : We explored the association between community racial/ethnic composition and obesity risk. Methods : In this cross-sectional study, we used nationally representative data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey linked to geographic data from the US Decennial Census and Census Business Pattern data. Results : Living in communities with a high Hispanic concentration (?25%) was associated with a 0.55 and 0.42 increase in body mass index (BMI; defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) and 21% and 23% higher odds for obesity for Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites, respectively.Living in a community with a high non-Hispanic Asian concentration (?25%) was associated with a 0.68 decrease in BMI and 28% lower odds for obesity for non-Hispanic Whites. We controlled for individual- and community-level social, economic, and demographic variables. Conclusions : Community racial/ethnic composition is an important correlate of obesity risk, but the relationship differs greatly by individual race/ethnicity. To better understand the obesity epidemic and related racial/ethnic disparities, more must be learned about community-level risk factors, especially how built environment and social norms operate within communities and across racial/ethnic groups. (Am J Public Health. 2012;102:1572-1578. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300452) Subject Added Entry - Topical Term OBESITY   APPETITE DEPRESSANTS   BODY WEIGHT   OBESITY           Physical Location           Digital Copy Not Available          Add to Book Cart  |   Download MARC