Association of ethnicity and socioeconomic status with judgments of body size : The coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study

The authors assessed the associations of ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) with body size judgments in Black and White young adults. Self-perceived and ideal body size judgments were measured using the Stunkard nine-figure scale (higher value = larger body) at the year 7 examination (1992-199...

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Published in:American journal of epidemiology 2007-05, Vol.165 (9), p.1055-1062
Main Authors: LYNCH, Elizabeth, LIU, Kiang, SPRING, Bonnie, HANKINSON, Arlene, WEI, Gina S, GREENLAND, Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans - psychology
Analysis. Health state
Biological and medical sciences
Body Image
Body size
Body Size - ethnology
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary Artery Disease - economics
Coronary Artery Disease - ethnology
Epidemiology
Ethnicity
European Continental Ancestry Group - psychology
Female
General aspects
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Perception
Perceptions
Personal Satisfaction
Prospective Studies
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Self Concept
Self image
Social Class
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomics
United States
Weight control
Young adults
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Summary:The authors assessed the associations of ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) with body size judgments in Black and White young adults. Self-perceived and ideal body size judgments were measured using the Stunkard nine-figure scale (higher value = larger body) at the year 7 examination (1992-1993) of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. In sex-specific adjusted multiple regression models, the difference between self-perceived and ideal body size judgments was larger for Whites than for Blacks: 0.74 vs. 0.57 for White men vs. Black men (p < 0.05) and 1.48 vs. 0.96 for White women vs. Black women (p < 0.0001). This ethnic difference was evident in all body mass index-stratified adjusted models (all p's < 0.05). In ethnicity/sex-specific adjusted models, lower education was associated with a smaller difference between self-perceived and ideal body size for all groups except White women (p's for trend: White women, 0.57; Black women,
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256
DOI:10.1093/aje/kwk114