Deconstructing race and gender differences in adolescent obesity: Oaxaca-blinder decomposition.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze sources of racial and gender disparities in adolescent obesity prevalence in the United States using Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition.

Methods

Data were obtained from the National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study, a 2010 nationally representative study of 9th-12th grade students. Obesity status was determined from objective height and weight data; weight-related behaviors and school, home, and environmental data were collected via questionnaire. Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition was used to independently analyze racial and gender obesity prevalence differences (PD), i.e., comparing Black girls to White girls, and Black girls to Black boys.

Results

Overall, measured characteristics accounted for 46.8% of the racial PD but only 11.9% of the gender

SUBMITTER: Taber DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4792537 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature