Racial/ethnic disparities in adolescent obesity in the U.S. are stark, and the causes of these disparities are largely unknown. We used a cumulative risk index (CRI) to examine the role of social risk in racial/ethnic disparities in obesity. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and multinomial logistic regression, we examined the role of… Continue reading Cumulative social risk and racial/ethnic disparities in obesity during the transition to adulthood
Keyword: Hispanic Americans: Statistics & Numerical Data
Variations in hypertension-related outcomes among Blacks, Whites and Hispanics in two large urban areas and in the United States
OBJECTIVE: This study compared the hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan to that of the general United States population (aged > or = 25 years) for the period 2001-2003. We examined whether and how much 1) urban populations have less favorable hypertension-related outcomes and 2) the rates of racial/ethnic… Continue reading Variations in hypertension-related outcomes among Blacks, Whites and Hispanics in two large urban areas and in the United States
Physical activity breaks and facilities in US secondary schools
BACKGROUND: Research on physical activity breaks and facilities (indoor and outdoor) in secondary schools is relatively limited. METHODS: School administrators and students in nationally representative samples of 8th (middle school) and 10th/12th grade (high school) students were surveyed annually from 2008-2009 to 2011-2012. School administrators reported information about physical activity breaks and facilities. Students self-reported… Continue reading Physical activity breaks and facilities in US secondary schools
Racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension prevalence: reconsidering the role of chronic stress
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the association between anticipatory stress, also known as racism-related vigilance, and hypertension prevalence in Black, Hispanic, and White adults. METHODS: We used data from the Chicago Community Adult Health Study, a population-representative sample of adults (n = 3105) surveyed in 2001 to 2003, to regress hypertension prevalence on the interaction between race/ethnicity… Continue reading Racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension prevalence: reconsidering the role of chronic stress
The effect of question order on self-rated general health status in a multilingual survey context
Current practices recommend placing a self-rated health question before specific health items in survey questionnaires to minimize potential order effects. Because this recommendation is based on data collected in English, its applicability to other languages is unknown. This study examines whether there is an order effect associated with self-rated health for interviews conducted in English… Continue reading The effect of question order on self-rated general health status in a multilingual survey context