Neighborhood effects on BMI trends: Examining BMI trajectories for Black and White women

Racial disparities in obesity among women in the United States are substantial but the causes of these disparities are poorly understood. We examined changes in body mass index (BMI) trajectories for Black and White women as a function of neighborhood disadvantage and racial composition of the neigh...

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Published in:Health & place 2010-03, Vol.16 (2), p.191-198
Main Authors: Ruel, Erin, Reither, Eric N., Robert, Stephanie A., Lantz, Paula M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
African Americans - statistics & numerical data
Black White Relations
Blacks
BMI
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Composition
European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Female
Females
Health Status Disparities
Health technology assessment
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Neighborhood effects
Neighborhoods
Neighbourhoods
Obesity
Obesity - ethnology
Public health
Racial Differences
Racial disparities
Racial inequalities
Residence Characteristics
Risk
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Trajectories
Trends
U.S.A
United States - epidemiology
Women
Young Adult
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Summary:Racial disparities in obesity among women in the United States are substantial but the causes of these disparities are poorly understood. We examined changes in body mass index (BMI) trajectories for Black and White women as a function of neighborhood disadvantage and racial composition of the neighborhoods within which respondents are clustered. Using four waves of the Americans’ Changing Lives (ACL) survey, we estimated multilevel models predicting BMI trajectories over a 16-year period. Even after controlling for individual-level socio-demographics, risk and protective factors, and baseline neighborhood disadvantage and racial composition, substantial racial disparities in BMI persisted at each time point, and widened over time (p
ISSN:1353-8292
1873-2054
DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.09.009