Open AccessBlack/White Disparities in Obesity Widen with Increasing Rurality: Evidence from a National Survey
Author(s) -
Steven A. Cohen,
Caitlin Nash,
Erin Byrne,
Lauren Mitchell,
Mary L. Greaney
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
health equity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2473-1242
DOI - 10.1089/heq.2021.0149
Subject(s) - rurality , demography , socioeconomic status , obesity , medicine , residence , body mass index , marital status , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , american community survey , gerontology , health equity , odds ratio , confidence interval , context (archaeology) , logistic regression , environmental health , geography , rural area , public health , population , census , nursing , archaeology , pathology , sociology
Racial health disparities in obesity and obesity-related conditions and behaviors are well documented, although a small body of research suggests that geographic factors (e.g., socioeconomic status [SES] and rural/urban status) may alter the magnitude of these disparities.