The geographic distribution of obesity by census tract among 59 767 insured adults in King County, WA.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the geographic concentration of adult obesity prevalence by census tract (CT) in King County, WA, in relation to social and economic factors.

Methods and design

Measured heights and weights from 59 767 adult men and women enrolled in the Group Health (GH) healthcare system were used to estimate obesity prevalence at the CT level. CT-level measures of socioeconomic status (SES) were median home values of owner-occupied housing units, percent of residents with a college degree and median household incomes, all drawn from the 2000 Census. Spatial regression models were used to assess the relation between CT-level obesity prevalence and socioeconomic variables.

Results

Smoothed CT obesity prevalence, obtained using an Empirical Bayes tool, ranged fro

SUBMITTER: Drewnowski A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3955743 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature