Trends in BMI values are estimated by centiles of the US adult population by birth cohorts 1886-1986 stratified by … merely 1 to 3 units. Hence, the BMI distribution became increasingly right skewed as the distance between the centiles became … increasingly larger. The rate of change of BMI centile curves varied considerably over time. The BMI of white men and women …

Body-mass index (BMI) has become the standard proxy for obesity in social science research. This study deals with the … of obesity are sensitive to whether BMI or waist circumference is used to define obesity. Education and income are used … estimated educational and income disparities in BMI and obesity. In the misreporting part we find that women with higher …

when the Food Stamp Act began guaranteeing food for those in poverty. Since the Act’s passage, the prevalence of obesity … Program on the prevalence of obesity using 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data. Results indicate food stamps have … significant positive effects on obesity and the obesity gap for females, but these effects are relatively small and such benefits …

We use life satisfaction and Body Mass Index (BMI) information from three waves of the GSOEP to test for social … interactions in BMI between spouses. Semi-parametric regressions show that partner’s BMI is, beyond a certain level, negatively … correlated with own satisfaction. Own BMI is positively correlated with satisfaction in thin men, and negatively correlated with …

century Tennessee State Penitentiary records to demonstrate that Southern BMI values were in the normal range. There is little … evidence of a Southern mulatto BMI advantage. Farmer BMIs were consistently heavier than non-farmers. Southern black BMIs …

index (BMI) is biased; and that, when it comes to analyzing wage correlates, both fat-free mass (FFM) and body fat (BF) are …-Economic Panel. While we find no significant correlation between BMI and wages in any of our models, simple linear regression models …

education and occupation. In addition to the effect of current body weight status (body mass index (BMI) or obesity) on wages …-unit increase in BMI is directly associated with 1.83% lower hourly wages whereas the indirect BMI wage penalty is not statistically … significant. Neither a direct nor an indirect BMI wage penalty is found for men. However, results based on clinical weight …