ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2019
Wealth and Obesity Among US Adults Entering Midlife.
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- Prevalence and determinants of general and abdominal obesity and overweight among older Iranian adults using 2016 and 2021 STEPS surveys.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Assessing the Influence of Redlining on Intergenerational Wealth and Body Mass Index Through a Quasi-experimental Framework.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Does Community Affluence Improve Survival of Colorectal Cancer?AJPM focus · 2023Article
- Contribution of social, behavioral, and contextual exposures to Black-White disparities in incident obesity: The CARDIA study.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Article
- The Financial Correlates of Midlife Obesity.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Influence of Obesity and Unemployment on Fertility Rates: A Multinational Analysis of 30 Countries from 1976 to 2014.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Association of Wealth With Longevity in US Adults at Midlife.JAMA health forum · 2021Article
- Body Mass Index Trajectory-Specific Changes in Economic Circumstances: A Person-Oriented Approach Among Midlife and Ageing Finns.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study examines the relationship between wealth and obesity among adults entering midlife and whether this relationship varies by sex, race, and measure of wealth.
methodsThe data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY-79). Population-averaged models were used to examine the associations between multiple measures of wealth and obesity among 6,979 respondents while controlling for education, occupation, income, and relevant sociodemographic variables.
resultsThe analysis found a robust association between wealth and midlife obesity as well as heterogeneity in the wealth-obesity association across sex, race, and measure of wealth. With the exception of black men, net worth generally had a significant and inverse relationship with obesity. The net worth-obesity association was largest among women and was driven primarily by home value, in addition to savings and debt for black women. Although home value was significant for white men, the components of wealth were generally unrelated to obesity among men.
conclusionsThe association between wealth and obesity was generally robust but also complex, depending on sex, race, and measure of wealth. Research that does not consider multiple components of wealth may overlook the importance of economic resources in shaping obesity rates in the US population.
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