Open AccessTesting for Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Childhood Socioeconomic Position and Adult Adiposity
Author(s) -
LaTonya J. Trotter,
Deborah J. Bowen,
Shirley A. A. Beresford
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.173492
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , body mass index , demography , ethnic group , medicine , educational attainment , gerontology , young adult , association (psychology) , social class , psychology , population , environmental health , endocrinology , economic growth , sociology , anthropology , political science , law , economics , psychotherapist
We tested the association between 2 measures of childhood socioeconomic position (SEP) and adult body mass index (BMI), stratified by race and ethnicity.