CORRELATES OF OBESITY IN YOUNG BLACK-AND-WHITE WOMEN - THE CARDIA STUDY
CORRELATES OF OBESITY IN YOUNG BLACK-AND-WHITE WOMEN - THE CARDIA STUDY
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.82.12.1621
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发表时间：
1992-12-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
JACOBS, DR
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作者：
BURKE, GL;SAVAGE, PJ;JACOBS, DR
目标. 虽然黑人和白人之间的肥胖差异在成年女性中有很好的记录，但关于这些差异的潜在相关性的信息较少，特别是在年轻人中。 对2801名18 - 30岁的黑人和白色女性的行为和人口统计学因素与体型之间的关系进行了评估。 黑人女性的年龄调整平均体重指数和肩胛下皮褶厚度明显高于白色女性。 不同种族的肥胖与年龄和教育程度有不同的联系。 黑人妇女的年龄与肥胖呈正相关，而白色妇女的年龄与肥胖无相关性，而受教育程度与体型之间的负相关仅见于白色妇女。黑人妇女肥胖患病率增加的潜在因素包括久坐不动的生活方式、较高的能量摄入、较早的月经初潮和较早的初次生育年龄。 不同种族之间肥胖的差异不能完全用这些因素来解释，因为几乎在所有阶层中，黑人妇女的体重指数都较高。需要进一步的调查，以制定干预策略，以防止或减少黑人妇女过度肥胖的水平。
Objectives. Although differences in obesity between Blacks and Whites are well documented in adult women, less information is available on potential correlates of these differences, especially in young adults.Methods. The association between behavioral and demographic factors and body size was assessed in 2801 Black and White women aged 18 to 30 years.Results. Black women had significantly higher age-adjusted mean body mass index and subscapular skinfold thickness than did White women. Obesity had different associations with age and education across racial groups. A positive relationship between age and obesity was seen in Black women but not in White women, whereas a negative association between education and body size was noted only in White women.Potential contributing factors to the increased prevalence of obesity in Black women include a more sedentary lifestyle, higher energy intake, earlier menarche, and earlier age at first childbirth.Conclusions. The difference in obesity across race could not be explained completely by these factors, since within virtually all strata, Black women had higher body mass indexes. Further investigation is needed to develop interventional strategies to prevent or reduce excess levels of obesity in Black women.