BLACK AND WHITE BODY MASS INDEX VALUES IN NINETEENTH CENTURY DEVELOPING PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
SCOTT ALAN CARSON ◽  
PAUL E. HODGES
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Black And White ◽  
The Us

SummaryThis paper demonstrates that although modern BMIs in the US have increased, 19th century BMIs in Philadelphia were lower than elsewhere within Pennsylvania, indicating that urbanization and agricultural commercialization were associated with lower BMIs. After controlling for stature, blacks consistently had greater BMI values than mulattos and whites; therefore, there is no evidence of a 19th century mulatto BMI advantage in the industrializing North. Farmers' BMIs were consistently heavier than those of non-farmers.

RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN BODY MASS INDICES FOR MALE CONVICTS IN NINETEENTH CENTURY PENNSYLVANIA

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
SCOTT ALAN CARSON
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Middle Atlantic ◽  
Urbanized Areas ◽  
Biological Living Standards

SummaryThis paper demonstrates that although modern BMIs have increased, 19th century Middle-Atlantic black and white BMIs were in the normal range; neither underweight nor obese individuals were common. Farmers’ BMIs were consistently heavier than non-farmers. Philadelphia residents’ BMIs were lower than elsewhere within Pennsylvania, indicating that urbanization and agricultural commercialization were associated with current biological living standards in urbanized areas.

BLACK AND WHITE BODY MASS INDEX VALUES IN DEVELOPING NINETEENTH CENTURY NEBRASKA

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
SCOTT ALAN CARSON
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Central Plains ◽  
State Prison ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Normal Ranges ◽  
The Us ◽  
Using Data

SummaryLittle is known about late 19th and early 20th century BMIs on the US Central Plains. Using data from the Nebraska state prison, this study demonstrates that the BMIs of dark complexioned blacks were greater than for fairer complexioned mulattos and whites. Although modern BMIs have increased, late 19th and early 20th century BMIs in Nebraska were in normal ranges; neither underweight nor obese individuals were common. Farmer BMIs were consistently greater than those of non-farmers, and farm labourer BMIs were greater than those of common labourers. The BMIs of individuals born in Plains states were greater than for other nativities, indicating that rural lifestyles were associated with better net current biological living conditions.

The relationship between meal frequency and body mass index in black and white adolescent girls: more is less

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
D L Franko ◽  
R H Striegel-Moore ◽  
D Thompson ◽  
S G Affenito ◽  
G B Schreiber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Meal Frequency ◽  
Black And White ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Body Mass Index and Depressive Symptoms: Testing for Adverse and Protective Associations in Two Twin Cohort Studies

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 306-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Jokela ◽  
Venla Berg ◽  
Karri Silventoinen ◽  
G. David Batty ◽  
Archana Singh-Manoux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Genetic Model ◽  
The United States ◽  
Population Based ◽  
The Us ◽  
Mz Twins ◽  
Pair Analysis

Studies have suggested both adverse and protective associations of obesity with depressive symptoms. We examined the contribution of environmental and heritable factors in this association. Participants were same-sex twin pairs from two population-based twin cohort studies, the Older Finnish Twin Cohort (n = 8,215; mean age = 44.1) and the US Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS; n = 1,105; mean age = 45.1). Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from self-reported height and weight. Depressive symptoms were assessed using Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI; Finnish Twin Cohort), and by negative and positive affect scales (MIDUS). In the Finnish Twin Cohort, higher BMI was associated with higher depressive symptoms in monozygotic (MZ) twins (B = 2.01, 95% CI = 1.0, 3.0) and dizygotic (DZ) twins (B = 1.17, 0.5, 1.9) with BMI >22. This association was observed in within-pair analysis in DZ twins (B = 1.47, CI = 0.4, 2.6) but not in within-pair analysis of MZ twins (B = 0.03, CI = -1.9, 2.0). Consistent with the latter result, a bivariate genetic model indicated that the association between higher BMI and higher depressive symptoms was largely mediated by genetic factors. The results of twin-pair analysis and bivariate genetic model were replicated in the MIDUS sample. These findings suggest an association between obesity and higher depressive symptoms, which is largely explained by shared heritable biological mechanisms.

scholarly journals Mortality and Optimal Body Mass Index in a Sample of the US Population

1998 ◽  
Vol 147 (8) ◽  
pp. 739-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. n A. Durazo-Arvizu ◽  
D. L. McGee ◽  
R. S. Cooper ◽  
Y. Liao ◽  
A. Luke
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
The Us
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