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We analyze the interaction of race with physical and socioeconomic characteristics in the U.S. marriage market, using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics from 1999 to 2009 for black, white, and inter-racial couples. We consider the anthropometric characteristics of both spouses, together with...
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regression indicated that the risk ratio (RR) for all crashes was significantly higher for drivers in the obesity Class II and …. Similarly, the multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard model results showed that crash risk was significantly higher for obesity … class II (BMI 35 to <40; relative risk (RR) = 1.47, P = 0.02) with weaker evidence of increased crash risk for obesity class …
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In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, particularly among low income individuals, federal nutrition …
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examining a previously underappreciated consequence of the rise in obesity in the United States: challenges for military … policy. -- obesity ; military ; labor …
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There exists remarkably large differences in body weights and obesity prevalence between black and white women in the … if the weight gap between black and white women is to decline. -- obesity ; decomposition …
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consumed than expended. Nevertheless, it is not clear why the prevalence of obesity has increased so dramatically over the last … Youth (NLSY) data, which allows us to compare the prevalence of obesity between cohorts surveyed roughly 25 years apart …
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to sizeable increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among low-income children. -- child care ; subsidy … ; obesity …
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Heights and body mass index values (BMIs) are now well accepted measures that reflect net nutrition during economic development and institutional change. This study uses 19th century weights instead of BMIs to measure factors associated with current net nutrition. Across the weight distribution...
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