The association of race, socioeconomic status, and health insurance status with the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents
The association of race, socioeconomic status, and health insurance status with the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.93.12.2105
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发表时间：
2003-12-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Liang, SY
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作者：
Haas, JS;Lee, LB;Liang, SY
目标.我们研究了种族、社会经济地位和健康保险状况对儿童和成人超重患病率的影响。我们研究了1996年医疗支出调查家庭调查的观察队列。在年轻组中，黑人和拉丁裔儿童与白色儿童相比，超重的可能性更大。在青少年群体中，拉丁美洲人和亚洲/太平洋岛民更有可能超重。在青少年中，缺乏健康保险和有公共保险都与超重的流行呈正相关。未观察到年龄较小的儿童的保险状况和超重之间的关系。儿童和青少年超重的流行率存在很大的种族差异。健康保险状况与青少年超重的患病率有关。
Objectives. We examined the effect of race, socioeconomic status, and health insurance status on the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents.Methods. We studied an observational cohort from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component.Results. In the younger group, both Black and Latino children had a greater likelihood of being overweight compared with White children. Among the adolescent group, Latinos and Asian/Pacific Islanders were more likely to be overweight. Among adolescents, lacking health insurance and having public insurance were both positively associated with the prevalence of overweight. A relationship between insurance status and overweight was not observed for younger children.Conclusions. There are substantial racial differences in the prevalence of overweight for children and adolescents. Health insurance status is associated with the prevalence of overweight among adolescents.