Distribution and correlates of waist-to-hip ratio in black adults: the Pitt County Study.
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Keenan, NL; Strogatz, DS; James, SA; Ammerman, AS; Rice, BL
Published in: American Journal of Epidemiology
March 1992
A 1988 community-based survey of 1,784 black adults aged 25-50 years in Pitt County, North Carolina, found mean waist-to-hip ratios of 0.890 for men and 0.852 for women. Based on guidelines from the US Department of Agriculture, 20% of the men and 76% of the women had an elevated waist-to-hip ratio. Sedentary behavior was associated with elevated waist-to-hip ratio in men, while a similar excess was associated with alcohol consumption in women. Weak, nonsignificant associations with waist-to-hip ratio were observed for smoking. Socioeconomic status was unrelated to waist-to-hip ratio in men, but it had a strong inverse relation for women.
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American Journal of Epidemiology
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1476-6256
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0002-9262
Publication Date
March 1992
Volume
135
Issue
6
Start / End Page
678 / 684
Related Subject Headings
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Smoking
- Sex Factors
- Prospective Studies
- North Carolina
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Life Style
- Hypertension
- Humans
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Keenan, N. L., Strogatz, D. S., James, S. A., Ammerman, A. S., & Rice, B. L. (1992). Distribution and correlates of waist-to-hip ratio in black adults: the Pitt County Study. American Journal of Epidemiology, 135(6), 678–684. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116347
Keenan, N. L., D. S. Strogatz, S. A. James, A. S. Ammerman, and B. L. Rice. “Distribution and correlates of waist-to-hip ratio in black adults: the Pitt County Study.” American Journal of Epidemiology 135, no. 6 (March 1992): 678–84. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116347.
Keenan NL, Strogatz DS, James SA, Ammerman AS, Rice BL. Distribution and correlates of waist-to-hip ratio in black adults: the Pitt County Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 1992 Mar;135(6):678–84.
Keenan, N. L., et al. “Distribution and correlates of waist-to-hip ratio in black adults: the Pitt County Study.” American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 135, no. 6, Mar. 1992, pp. 678–84. Epmc, doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116347.
Keenan NL, Strogatz DS, James SA, Ammerman AS, Rice BL. Distribution and correlates of waist-to-hip ratio in black adults: the Pitt County Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 1992 Mar;135(6):678–684.
Published In
American Journal of Epidemiology
DOI
EISSN
1476-6256
ISSN
0002-9262
Publication Date
March 1992
Volume
135
Issue
6
Start / End Page
678 / 684
Related Subject Headings
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Smoking
- Sex Factors
- Prospective Studies
- North Carolina
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Life Style
- Hypertension
- Humans