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Socioeconomic Disparities in Emerging Adult Weight and Weight Behaviors

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To explore weight, weight behaviors, and tobacco and alcohol use among emerging adults by parental education and financial strain. METHODS: Cross-sectional analyses of 2010 survey data from an urban Minnesota public 4-year university and 2-year community college (n=1201). RESULTS: Low parental education was associated with lower fruit/vegetable consumption and physical activity and more fast food and unhealthy weight control. Financial strain was associated with less physical activity and more unhealthy weight control, binge drinking, and tobacco use. CONCLUSIONS: Unique relationships exist between socioeconomic indicators and emerging adult health behaviors. Additional research is needed to understand financial context among emerging adults.

Source: American Journal of Health Behavior

DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.36.4.1

Authors: Nicole A. VanKim, Melissa N. Laska

Institution: University of Minnesota

Language: English

Topic: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: American Heart Association, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases