Obesity among working age adults: The role of county-level persistent poverty in rural disparities

被引：27
作者：
Bennett, Kevin J. [1 ]
Probst, Janice C. [2 ]
Pumkam, Chaiporn [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ S Carolina, Sch Med, Dept Family & Prevent Med, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
[2] Univ S Carolina, Arnold Sch Publ Hlth, S Carolina Rural Hlth Res Ctr, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
来源：
HEALTH & PLACE | 2011年 / 17卷 / 05期
关键词：
Rural; Persistent Poverty; Obesity; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; FOOD DESERTS; NEIGHBORHOOD; ENVIRONMENTS; URBAN; PREVALENCE; OVERWEIGHT; COVERAGE; WEIGHT; ACCESS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.05.012
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Little research has investigated the relationship between county-level poverty and obesity rates. We examined the factors related to obesity among residents of Rural Persistent Poverty counties, finding that these counties had a larger proportion of obese residents (34.5%) than Other Rural (28.4%) or Urban counties (24.9%). In adjusted analysis, the statistically significant association between persistent poverty and obesity was attenuated. Both individual characteristics (race, age) and county-level food availability and access factors were found to be significantly related to obesity. Improved access to quality food may be beneficial to residents of impoverished areas. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：1174 / 1181
页数：8
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