Childhood overweight in the United States: A quantile regression approach

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Stifel ◽  
Susan L. Averett
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Quantile Regression ◽  
Childhood Overweight ◽  
The United States ◽  
Regression Approach

scholarly journals Mortality due to Influenza in the United States—An Annualized Regression Approach Using Multiple-Cause Mortality Data

2005 ◽  
Vol 163 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Dushoff ◽  
Joshua B. Plotkin ◽  
Cecile Viboud ◽  
David J. D. Earn ◽  
Lone Simonsen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Regression Approach

scholarly journals Economic Restrictions and Currency Performance: Evidence of African Countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Adegboye ◽  
Ochei Ikpefan ◽  
Adebusola Oyegoke ◽  
Stephen OJEKA ◽  
Ibukunoluwa Adeyanju
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
Exchange Rates ◽  
Policy Implication ◽  
Real Exchange Rates ◽  
The United States ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Regression Approach ◽  
Effect Regression ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This study explores the impact of diverse economic restrictions on currency performance. We assess a panel dataset of 30 African countries for the period 1990–2010. Our empirical evidence is based on the fixed effect regression and the Quantile regression approach. We find that the United States, European Union, economic and intensity sanctions weaken the real exchange rates. However, we establish that the U.N. sanctions are insignificant. As for the policy implication, sanctioned countries should implement a policy that could mitigate the adverse consequences of economic restrictions on currency performance.

scholarly journals Social Determinants of Overweight and Obesity Among Children in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zenab I. Yusuf ◽  
Deepa Dongarwar ◽  
Rafeek A Yusuf ◽  
Meishon Bell ◽  
Toi Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
College Education ◽  
Prevalence Ratio ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Childhood Overweight ◽  
The United States ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Overweight Or Obesity

Background: Childhood obesity is one of the foremost threats to population health in the United States (U.S.) leading to the emergence of co-morbidities and increased healthcare cost. We explore the influence of selected social determinants of health (SDOH) on overweight and obesity among U.S. children. Methods: We utilized the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) 2016-17 dataset for this analysis. Overweight was defined as Body Mass Index (BMI) ? 85 th to<95 th , while obesity was defined as BMI ?95 th percentile for age and sex. Based on the literature and pathway plausibility, we examined several SDOH variables as predictors of childhood overweight or obesity in the US. Survey log-binomial regression models were built to generate prevalence ratio (PR) estimates to capture the associations between SDOH and overweight or obesity. Results: About 30.6 million children were surveyed of which 9.5 million (31.0%) were either overweight or obese. The likelihood of obesity was elevated among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic children (PR = 1.53; 95% CI = 1.01-2.31) and (PR = 1.50; 95% CI = 1.18-1.90) respectively. Overweight was more frequent in younger children, children of single parents, and children who lived in a neighborhood with no amenities. Parental attainment of college education, health insurance coverage, female gender, and language spoken in home other than Spanish were protective against overweight or obesity. Conclusions and Global Health Implications: SDOH represent markers of overweight or obesity in children. We recommend the development of innovative interventions using SDOH risk and protective pathways as guide to address the current epidemic of childhood overweight and obesity. Key words: • Social determinants • Obesity • Overweight • SDOH • Children • United States   Copyright © 2020 Yusuf et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Reduction, Stasis, and Expansion of Budgets in Advanced Democracies

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 1060-1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Breunig
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Quantile Regression ◽  
The United States ◽  
Institutional Constraints ◽  
National Budget ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Institutional Costs ◽  
Budgetary Politics ◽  
Advanced Democracies

This article investigates changes within national budget by examining actors’ behavioral predilections and the institutional constraints under which they operate. The article presents three theoretical propositions about the influence of attention and institutions on all magnitudes of programmatic budget changes ranging from large cuts to massive expansions. Using quantile regression, the author is able to uncover which distinct processes bear on cuts, stasis, and expansion across spending categories within a budget. An examination of budgetary data from Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States from 1964 to 1999 leads to the conclusion that attention shifts lead to contractions and expansions of budgetary items, whereas preference-based explanations have marginal support. In addition, institutional costs involved in budgetary politics amplify budgetary shifts. The author closes the article by discussing the implications of the findings for partisan theories of government and institutional theories.

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