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ArticleInternational journal of women's health and wellness2019

Relationship of Socioeconomic Status Indicators to Obesity in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Middle-Aged Women: A Population Study.

Shirley Aa Beresford, Deborah J Bowen, Alyson J Littman, Denise L Albano, Kc Gary Chan, Shelby L Langer, Wendy E Barrington, Donald L Patrick

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Shirley Aa BeresfordDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Deborah J BowenDepartment of Bioethics & Humanities, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Alyson J LittmanDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Denise L AlbanoDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Kc Gary ChanDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Shelby L LangerCenter for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA.
Wendy E BarringtonDepartment of Psychosocial & Community Health, Washington, Seattle, USA.
Donald L PatrickDepartment of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.

Funding

Explaining the SES/Overweight and Obesity RelationshipR01DK079042 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BERESFORD, SHIRLEY AA, BOWEN, DEBORAH J. · 2009 to 2013
$3.8M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK079042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity rates differ between Hispanic and White (non-Hispanic) women in the United States, with higher rates among Hispanic women. Socioeconomic processes contribute to this disparity both at the individual and the environmental level. Understanding these complex relationships requires multilevel analyses within cohorts of women that have a shared environment. In population-based samples of Hispanic and White (non-Hispanic) women from the same neighborhoods, we evaluated within each ethnic group a) The association of individual-level socioeconomic status (SES) with body mass index (BMI); and b) The additional contribution of neighborhood-level measures of SES.

methodsUsing population-based multi-stage sampling methods, we oversampled low SES and Hispanic block groups. During household screening, we identified women aged 30 to 50 years. Among White women, we specifically oversampled women with low educational levels. 515 Hispanic and 503 White women completed baseline. Height and weight were measured. Baseline surveys, in Spanish and English, included four measures of SES. Three measures of area-level SES were examined. Analysis of log

resultsAmong White women, low education, social status, and neighborhood SES were associated with higher BMI (p < 0.001, p < 0.0001, and p < 0.05, respectively), independent of other SES measures. Although the highest grouped category of education, income and subjective social status within the Hispanic cohort had the lowest mean estimated BMI, the point estimates across categories were not monotonic, and had wide confidence intervals. As a result, in contrast to the findings among White women, no statistically significant associations were found between BMI and measures of SES among Hispanic women. DISCUSSION: Neighborhood and individual measures of SES operate differently in Hispanic compared with White women. We had assumed the measures we included to be most salient and operate similarly for both groups of women. Rather the salient factors for Hispanic women have yet to be identified. Improved understanding may ultimately inform the design of culturally-relevant multilevel obesity prevention strategies.

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Body Mass IndexEducationNeighborhoodObesitySocioeconomic status

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PMCPMC6469717

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