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Title: Intersecting Social Inequalities and Body Mass Index Trajectories from Adolescence to Early Adulthood
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Hargrove, Taylor |
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Intersecting Social Inequalities and Body Mass Index Trajectories from Adolescence to Early Adulthood Journal of Health and Social Behavior 59,1 (March 2018): 56-73. Also: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022146517746672 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Ethnic Differences; Gender Differences; Modeling, Growth Curve/Latent Trajectory Analysis; Racial Differences; Racial Equality/Inequality; Socioeconomic Background; Transition, Adulthood Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study combines multiple-hierarchy stratification and life course perspectives to address two research questions critical to understanding U.S. young adult health. First, to what extent are racial-ethnic inequalities in body mass index (BMI) gendered and/or classed? Second, do racial-ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic inequalities in BMI widen or persist between adolescence and early adulthood? Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 cohort and growth curve models, results suggest that among white, black, and Hispanic American men and women ages 13 to 31, racial-ethnic inequality in BMI is greatest among women. Black women experience the highest adolescent BMI and the greatest increases in BMI with age. Furthermore, socioeconomic resources are less protective against weight gain for blacks and Hispanics, with the nature of these relationships varying by gender. Findings present a more nuanced picture of health inequality that renders visible the disproportionate burden of poor health experienced by marginalized groups. |
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Hargrove, Taylor. "Intersecting Social Inequalities and Body Mass Index Trajectories from Adolescence to Early Adulthood." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 59,1 (March 2018): 56-73.
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