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The spatial distribution of gender differences in obesity prevalence differs from overall obesity prevalence among US adults.

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Gartner, DR; Taber, DR; Hirsch, JA; Robinson, WR
Published in: Ann Epidemiol
April 2016

PURPOSE: Although obesity disparities between racial and socioeconomic groups have been well characterized, those based on gender and geography have not been as thoroughly documented. This study describes obesity prevalence by state, gender, and race and/or ethnicity to (1) characterize obesity gender inequality, (2) determine if the geographic distribution of inequality is spatially clustered, and (3) contrast the spatial clustering patterns of obesity gender inequality with overall obesity prevalence. METHODS: Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were used to calculate state-specific obesity prevalence and gender inequality measures. Global and local Moran's indices were calculated to determine spatial autocorrelation. RESULTS: Age-adjusted, state-specific obesity prevalence difference and ratio measures show spatial autocorrelation (z-score = 4.89, P-value < .001). Local Moran's indices indicate the spatial distributions of obesity prevalence and obesity gender inequalities are not the same. High and low values of obesity prevalence and gender inequalities cluster in different areas of the United States. CONCLUSIONS: Clustering of gender inequality suggests that spatial processes operating at the state level, such as occupational or physical activity policies or social norms, are involved in the etiology of the inequality and necessitate further attention to the determinates of obesity gender inequality.

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Ann Epidemiol

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1873-2585

Publication Date

April 2016

Volume

26

Issue

4

Start / End Page

293 / 298

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Spatial Analysis
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Social Class
  • Sex Factors
  • Racial Groups
  • Prevalence
  • Obesity
  • Minority Groups
  • Middle Aged
 

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Gartner, D. R., Taber, D. R., Hirsch, J. A., & Robinson, W. R. (2016). The spatial distribution of gender differences in obesity prevalence differs from overall obesity prevalence among US adults. Ann Epidemiol, 26(4), 293–298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.02.010
Gartner, Danielle R., Daniel R. Taber, Jana A. Hirsch, and Whitney R. Robinson. “The spatial distribution of gender differences in obesity prevalence differs from overall obesity prevalence among US adults.Ann Epidemiol 26, no. 4 (April 2016): 293–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.02.010.
Gartner DR, Taber DR, Hirsch JA, Robinson WR. The spatial distribution of gender differences in obesity prevalence differs from overall obesity prevalence among US adults. Ann Epidemiol. 2016 Apr;26(4):293–8.
Gartner, Danielle R., et al. “The spatial distribution of gender differences in obesity prevalence differs from overall obesity prevalence among US adults.Ann Epidemiol, vol. 26, no. 4, Apr. 2016, pp. 293–98. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.02.010.
Gartner DR, Taber DR, Hirsch JA, Robinson WR. The spatial distribution of gender differences in obesity prevalence differs from overall obesity prevalence among US adults. Ann Epidemiol. 2016 Apr;26(4):293–298.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ann Epidemiol

DOI

EISSN

1873-2585

Publication Date

April 2016

Volume

26

Issue

4

Start / End Page

293 / 298

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Spatial Analysis
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Social Class
  • Sex Factors
  • Racial Groups
  • Prevalence
  • Obesity
  • Minority Groups
  • Middle Aged