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Late 19th and early 20th century native and immigrant body mass index values

Carson, Scott Alan - 2017

When traditional measures for health and economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, height and the body mass index (BMI) are now well-accepted measures that reflect net nutrition during economic development. To date, there is no study that compares 19th century BMIs of immigrants and US natives....

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An empirical note on imitative obesity and a puzzling result

Braakmann, Nils - 2010

. These two results contradict most theories of social comparisons. -- Imitative obesity ; relative obesity ; social contagion …

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Body mass, nutrition, and disease : current net nutrition during US economic development

Carson, Scott Alan - 2020

When other measures for material welfare are scarce or unreliable, the use of average stature and body mass index (BMI) values is common. BMI reflects the current difference between calories consumed, calories required for work, and to withstand the physical environment. This study evaluates...

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Nineteenth century white physical activity and calories : socioeconomic status and diets

Carson, Scott Alan - 2014

Using data from late 19th and early 20th century US prisons, this study estimates the basal metabolic rates and calories for Americans of European descent. Throughout the 19th century, white basal metabolic rates (BMRs) and calories declined across their respective distributions, and much of the...

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Nineteenth century black and mulatto physical activity, calories, and life expectancy

Carson, Scott Alan - 2014

Using data from late 19th and early 20th century US prisons, this study considers how black and mulatto basal metabolic rates and calories varied with economic development. During the 19th century, black physical activity and net nutrition declined during the late 19th and early 20th centuries...

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Spatial correlates of U.S. heights and BMIs, 2002

Komlos, John; Lauderdale, Benjamin E. - 2004

Aiming to further explore possible underlying causes for the recent stagnation in American heights, this paper describes the result of analysis of the commercial U.S. Sizing Survey. Using zip codes available in the data set, we consider geographic correlates of height such as local poverty rate,...

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Health behavior and accident risk: Obesity is associated with the future risk of heavy truck crashes among newly recruited commercial drivers

Anderson, Jon E.; Govada, Manjari; Steffen, Tricia K.; … - 2012

regression indicated that the risk ratio (RR) for all crashes was significantly higher for drivers in the obesity Class II and …. Similarly, the multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard model results showed that crash risk was significantly higher for obesity … class II (BMI 35 to <40; relative risk (RR) = 1.47, P = 0.02) with weaker evidence of increased crash risk for obesity class …

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A Multilevel Approach to Model Obesity and Overweight in the United States

Mandal, Bidisha; Chern, Wen S. - 2014

Gini coefficient are associated with higher rates of obesity and overweight. Higher state unemployment rate is associated … with higher prevalence of obesity and overweight among women. At the individual level, gain in income increase likelihood … consumption of fruits and vegetables are beneficial to curb obesity …

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The Body Mass Index Assimilation of U.S. Immigrants : How Do Diet and Exercise Contribute?

Basu, Sukanya; Insler, Mike - 2017

We explore the underlying causes and implications of the previously documented unhealthy Body Mass Index (BMI) assimilation of U.S. immigrants to native levels. Diet - measured by fat, carbohydrate, protein, and caloric intake - and exercise have mixed success in explaining the BMI convergence...

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Iron and Obesity in Females in the United States

Neymotin, Florence; Sen, Urmimala - 2014

individuals categorized as obese. Obesity is a major risk factor for a variety of illnesses, and an increase in obesity is … economic problem for the United States. The present analysis examines a pathway to increased levels of obesity as of yet almost … entirely unexplored. Specifically, we examine the relationship between obesity and iron deficiency via analyses of blood …

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