Journal of Clinical Medicine | |
Associations between U.S. Adult Obesity and State and County Economic Conditions in the Recession | |
Qi Zhang1  Rajan Lamichhane2  | |
[1] School of Community and Environmental Health, Old Dominion University, 3138 Health Sciences Building, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA;Department of Mathematics, Texas A & M University-Kingsville, Rhode Hall 231, MSC 172, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA; E-Mail: | |
关键词: obesity; recession; unemployment rate; employment status; | |
DOI : 10.3390/jcm3010153 | |
来源: mdpi | |
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【 摘 要 】
This study examines the association between state and county unemployment rates and individuals’ body weight status during the latest recession in the U.S. We used the U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data in 2007, 2009 and 2011, which were collected from 722,692 American adults aged 18 or older. Overweight and obesity were defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥25, and ≥30, respectively. Multivariate linear and logistic regressions were applied to assess the association between BMI, risks of overweight and obesity, and state and county unemployment rates. State unemployment rates were negatively associated with individual BMI across years, while county unemployment rates were significantly positively associated with BMI and obesity rates in all years (
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