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Coming unmoored: Disproportionate increases in obesity prevalence among young, disadvantaged white women
Author(s) -
Robinson Whitney R.,
Kershaw Kiarri N.,
Mezuk Briana,
Rafferty Jane,
Lee Hedwig,
JohnsonLawrence Vicki,
Seamans Marissa J.,
Jackson James S.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.20913
Subject(s) - obesity , waist , medicine , demography , educational attainment , white (mutation) , abdominal obesity , gerontology , body mass index , disadvantaged , national health and nutrition examination survey , environmental health , population , endocrinology , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology , political science , law , economics , gene , economic growth
Objectives Since the 1980s, older, low‐educated White women experienced an unprecedented decrease in life expectancy. We investigated whether a similar phenomenon was evident among younger women for obesity. Methods Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, age‐adjusted changes were estimated in the prevalence of overall and abdominal obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 , waist circumference > 88 cm) between 1988‐1994 and 2003‐2010 among non‐Hispanic White women aged 25‐44 years, stratified by educational attainment (