dc.contributor.author | Sanchez-Vaznaugh, E. V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kawachi, I. | |
dc.contributor.author | Subramanian, S. V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sanchez, B. N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Acevedo-Garcia, D. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-29T04:16:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sanchez-Vaznaugh, E. V., I. Kawachi, S. V. Subramanian, B. N. Sanchez, and D. Acevedo-Garcia. 2009. “Do Socioeconomic Gradients in Body Mass Index Vary by Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Birthplace?” American Journal of Epidemiology 169 (9): 1102–12. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwp027. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0002-9262 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1476-6256 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:41275469 | * |
dc.description.abstract | Despite the well-documented negative socioeconomic status (SES) gradient in body mass index (BMI; weight (kg)/height (m)(2)) among women in developed societies, the presence and strength of the gradient is less consistent among men. Far less clear is the SES patterning of BMI among racial/ethnic minorities and immigrants. Using data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey, a cross-sectional representative sample of California adults, the authors examined whether the SES patterning of BMI varied across 4 major US racial/ethnic groups (n = 37,150) by gender and birthplace. The shape and strength of the relation between SES and BMI differed markedly by race/ethnicity; and within racial/ethnic groups, it varied by gender. Irrespective of race/ethnicity, there were negative income and education gradients in BMI among women; however, there was considerable variation among men. The effect of education on BMI differed by birthplace in some groups. A clear education gradient in BMI was found among all US-born participants, a quadratic education pattern in BMI was found among foreign-born Asian men, a flat pattern was found among foreign-born Asian women, and no clear pattern was found in the remaining foreign-born groups. There is substantial heterogeneity in the contemporaneous SES gradient in BMI. US social disparities in BMI require simultaneous consideration of race/ethnicity and SES, but also birthplace. | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | | |
dash.license | META_ONLY | |
dc.title | Do Socioeconomic Gradients in Body Mass Index Vary by Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Birthplace? | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.description.version | Version of Record | |
dc.relation.journal | American Journal of Epidemiology | |
dash.depositing.author | Kawachi, Ichiro::3b17e788dad605ac69e3dd457b6c41ac::600 | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-29T04:16:29Z | |
dash.workflow.comments | 1Science Serial ID 2144 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/aje/kwp027 | |
dash.source.volume | 169;9 | |
dash.source.page | 1102-1112 | |