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ERIC Number: EJ456663
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-0036
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Correlates of Obesity in Young Black and White Women: The CARDIA Study.
Burke, Gregory L.; And Others
American Journal of Public Health, v82 n12 p1621-25 Dec 1992
Contrasts body size and potential correlates of obesity in 1,481 African-American and 1,307 white 18- through 30-year-old women in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study (CARDIA). The increased prevalence of obesity in African-American women could not be explained by racial differences in age or education. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, At Risk Persons, Blacks, Cardiovascular System, Correlation, Disease Incidence, Educational Background, Females, Health Education, Life Style, Longitudinal Studies, Obesity, Prevention, Racial Differences, Whites, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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