The Association of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Insurance Status With the Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorHaas, Jennifer S.
dc.contributor.authorLee, Lisa B.
dc.contributor.authorKaplan, Celia P.
dc.contributor.authorSonneborn, Dean
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Kathryn A.
dc.contributor.authorLiang, Su-Ying
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:01:31Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:01:31Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractObjectives. We examined the effect of race, socioeconomic status, and health insurance status on the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents. Methods. We studied an observational cohort from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component. Results. In the younger group, both Black and Latino children had a greater likelihood of being overweight compared with White children. Among the adolescent group, Latinos and Asian/Pacific Islanders were more likely to be overweight. Among adolescents, lacking health insurance and having public insurance were both positively associated with the prevalence of overweight. A relationship between insurance status and overweight was not observed for younger children. Conclusions. There are substantial racial differences in the prevalence of overweight for children and adolescents. Health insurance status is associated with the prevalence of overweight among adolescents.
dc.description.urihttps://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.93.12.2105
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/g0p3-v1lq
dc.identifier.citationHaas, Jennifer S. and Lee, Lisa B. and Kaplan, Celia P. and Sonneborn, Dean and Phillips, Kathryn A. and Liang, Su-Ying (2003) The Association of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Insurance Status With the Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents. American Journal of Public Health, 93 (12). pp. 2105-2110.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 1068
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23016
dc.subjectAccess To Healthcare
dc.subjectPrenatal & Pediatric Health
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectrace
dc.subjectsocioeconomic status
dc.subjecthealth insurance status
dc.subjectoverweight
dc.subjectchildren and adolescents
dc.titleThe Association of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Insurance Status With the Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents
dc.typeArticle

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