Black-White Disparities in Overweight and Obesity Trends by Educational Attainment in the United States, 1997–2008

Background. Few studies have examined racial and educational disparities in recent population-based trends. Methods. We analyzed data of a nationally representative sample of 174,228 US-born adults in the National Health Interview Survey from 1997 to 2008. We determined mean BMI trends by educationa...

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Main Authors: Chandra L. Jackson, Moyses Szklo, Hsin-Chieh Yeh, Nae-Yuh Wang, Rosemary Dray-Spira, Roland Thorpe, Frederick L. Brancati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/140743
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