Do income inequalities in higher weight status depend on social integration?

Volume: 83, Pages: 102301 - 102301
Published: Sep 1, 2019
Abstract
Those with higher incomes tend to have better health outcomes, including healthy weight status. We use data from the 2003–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to examine whether the association between higher weight status and social integration varies by income. We examine gender differences in weight status, measured by BMI and obesity, by social integration and income, and find evidence that high social integration...
Paper Details
Title
Do income inequalities in higher weight status depend on social integration?
Published Date
Sep 1, 2019
Volume
83
Pages
102301 - 102301
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