Open AccessThe Association of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Insurance Status With the Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Jennifer S. Haas,
Lisa B Lee,
Celia P. Kaplan,
Dean Sonneborn,
Kathryn A. Phillips,
SuYing Liang
Publication year - 2003
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.93.12.2105
Subject(s) - overweight , socioeconomic status , medicine , demography , observational study , body mass index , public health , ethnic group , environmental health , gerontology , population , nursing , pathology , sociology , anthropology
We examined the effect of race, socioeconomic status, and health insurance status on the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents.