The Effect of Incarceration on Adult Male BMI Trajectories, USA, 1981-2006
The Effect of Incarceration on Adult Male BMI Trajectories, USA, 1981-2006
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DOI：
10.1007/s40615-013-0003-1
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发表时间：
2014-03-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Houle, Brian
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作者：
Houle, Brian
肥胖和超重的流行是社会模式的，在妇女、少数种族/族裔和社会经济地位较低的人中流行率较高。环境因素也会影响肥胖风险。然而，一个被忽略的因素是监禁，特别是因为它不成比例地影响到少数群体。本研究探讨了监禁对美国成年男性体重指数（BMI）的影响，以及影响是否因种族/民族和教育而异。使用来自全国青年跟踪调查小组研究的18-49岁男性的生长曲线模型，分析了BMI随年龄的变化轨迹。BMI基于自我报告的身高/体重（kg/m（2））。目前被监禁增加了BMI，但影响因种族/民族和教育而异：黑人经历了最大的增加，而受教育程度高于高中文凭的男性的影响则较低。所有群体的累积监狱暴露增加了BMI。这些结果表明，在一些种族/民族教育的少数群体中，监禁对成年男性BMI的影响不同。特别是，考虑到这些群体最常被监禁，监禁可能有助于在整个生命过程中形成肥胖差异和劣势。
The prevalence of obesity and overweight is socially patterned, with higher prevalence among women, racial/ethnic minorities, and those with lower socioeconomic status. Contextual factors also affect obesity risk. However, an omitted factor has been incarceration, particularly since it disproportionately affects minorities. This study examines the effects of incarceration on adult male body mass index (BMI) in the USA over the life course, and whether effects vary by race/ethnicity and education. BMI trajectories were analyzed over age using growth curve models of men ages 18-49 from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth panel study. BMI was based on self-reported height/weight (kg/m(2)). Being currently incarcerated increased BMI, but the effect varied by race/ethnicity and education: Blacks experienced the largest increases, while effects were lowered for men with more education than a high school diploma. Cumulative exposure to prison increased BMI for all groups. These results suggest a differential effect of incarceration on adult male BMI among some racial/ethnic-education minority groups. Particularly, given that these groups are most commonly imprisoned, incarceration may help structure obesity disparities and disadvantage across the life course.