For better or worse: Relationship status and body mass index

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 330-349

  Averett, Susan L ^a   Sikora, Asia ^b   Argys, Laura M ^c  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Cohabitation; Marriage; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATE CHOICE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55649119997     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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