ReviewFrontiers in public health2015
Residential Segregation and Overweight/Obesity Among African-American Adults: A Critical Review.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Residential Segregation and Racial Cancer Disparities: A Systematic Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2017Pooled it
- Research on neighborhood effects on health in the United States: A systematic review of study characteristics.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2016Pooled it
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- Structural Racism, Lifestyle Behaviors, and Obesity-related Cancers among Black and Hispanic/Latino Adults in the United States: A Narrative Review.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2023Review
- Considering social determinants of health in the relationship between physical activity and exercise engagement and cognitive impairment among persons with epilepsy.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Effects of gentrification on health status after Hurricane Katrina.Health & place · 2020Article
- Using photovoice to explore social determinants of obesity in two underserved communities in the southeast.Sociological spectrum : the official journal of the Mid-South Sociological Association · 2019Article
- Developing a data-driven spatial approach to assessment of neighbourhood influences on the spatial distribution of myocardial infarction.International journal of health geographics · 2017Article
- Inequities in tobacco retailer sales to minors by neighbourhood racial/ethnic composition, poverty and segregation, USA, 2015.Tobacco control · 2016Article
- Interpersonal Discrimination, Neighborhood Inequities, and Children's Body Mass Index: A Descriptive, Cross-Sectional Analysis.Family & community healthArticle
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Abstract
The relationship between residential segregation and overweight/obesity among African-American adults remains unclear. Elucidating that relationship is relevant to efforts to prevent and to reduce racial disparities in obesity. This article provides a critical review of the 11 empirical studies of segregation and overweight/obesity among African-American adults. Results revealed that most studies did not use a valid measure of segregation, many did not use a valid measure of overweight/obesity, and many did not control for neighborhood poverty. Only four (36% of the) studies used valid measures of both segregation and overweight/obesity and also controlled for area-poverty. Those four studies suggest that segregation contributes to overweight and obesity among African-American adults, but that conclusion cannot be drawn with certainty in light of the considerable methodologic problems in this area of research. Suggestions for improving research on this topic are provided.
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