Age, socioeconomic status and obesity growth

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 635-648

  Baum II, Charles L ^a   Ruhm, Christopher J ^b  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Body weight; Obesity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; ETHNICITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; LIFE CYCLE; OBESITY; RACE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; OBESITY; RACE; SOCIAL STATUS; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349111726     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

References (69)

1. Ai C., and Norton E.C. Interaction terms in logit and probit models. Economic Letters 80 1 (2003) 123-129
2. Allison D.B., Fontaine K.R., Manson J.E., Manson J.S., and VanItallie T.B. Annual deaths attributable to obesity in the United States. JAMA 282 16 (October 27) (1999) 1530-1538
3. Andreyeva T., Roland S., and Ringel J.S. Moderate and severe obesity have large differences in health care costs. Obesity Research 12 12 (December) (2004) 1936-1943
4. Angrist J.D., and Kruegar A.B. Empirical strategies in labor economics. In: Orley A., and David C. (Eds). Handbook of Labor Economics Vol. 3A (1999), Elsevier, Amsterdam 1277-1366
5. Averett S., and Korenman S. The economic reality of the beauty myth. Journal of Human Resources 31 2 (Spring) (1996) 304-330
6. Ball K., and Crawford D. Socioeconomic status and weight change in adults: a review. Social Science and Medicine 60 9 (May) (2005) 1987-2010
7. Barker D.J.P. Maternal nutrition, fetal nutrition and diseases later in life. Nutrition 13 9 (September) (1997) 807-813
8. Baum C.L., and Ford W.F. The wage effects of obesity: a longitudinal study. Health Economics 13 9 (September) (2004) 885-899
9. Bolton-Smith C., Mark W., Hugh T.-P., and Morrison C. Accuracy of the estimated prevalence of obesity from self-reported height and weight in an adult Scottish population. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 54 2 (February) (2000) 143-148
10. Borghans L., and Golsteyn B.H.H. Time discounting and the body mass index: evidence from the Netherlands. Economics and Human Biology 4 1 (January) (2006) 39-61
11. Case A., Darren L., and Paxson C. Economic status and health in childhood: the origin of the gradient. American Economic Review 92 5 (December) (2002) 1308-1334
12. Case A., Angela F., and Paxson C. The lasting impact of childhood health and circumstance. Journal of Health Economics 24 2 (March) (2005) 365-389
13. Cawley J. The impact of obesity on wages. Journal of Human Resources 39 2 (Spring) (2004) 451-474
14. Center for Human Resource Research, 2004. The National Longitudinal Surveys NLSY User's Guide, 1979-2004. U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Center for Human Resource Research, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
15. Chang V.W., and Christakis N.A. Income inequality and weight status in US metropolitan areas. Social Science and Medicine 61 1 (July) (2005) 83-96
16. Chang V.W., and Lauderdale D.S. Income disparities in body mass index and obesity in the United States, 1971-2002. Archives of Internal Medicine 165 18 (October 10) (2005) 2122-2128
17. Chou S.-Y., Michael G., and Saffer H. An economic analysis of adult obesity: results from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system. Journal of Health Economics 23 3 (May) (2004) 565-587
18. Classen T., and Hokayem C. Childhood influences on youth obesity. Economics and Human Biology 3 2 (July) (2005) 165-187
19. Currie A., Shields M.A., and Price S.W. The child health/family income gradients: evidence from England. Journal of Health Economics 26 2 (March) (2007) 213-232
20. Currie J., and Hyson R. Is the impact of health shocks cushioned by socioeconomic status? The case of low birthweight. American Economic Review 89 2 (May) (1999) 245-250
21. Currie J., and Stabile M. Socioeconomic status and child health: why is the relationship stronger for older children?. American Economic Review 93 5 (December) (2003) 1813-1823
22. Cutler D.M., Glaeser E.L., and Shapiro J.M. Why have Americans become more obese?. Journal of Economic Perspectives 17 3 (Summer) (2003) 93-118
23. Cutler, D.M., Adriana, L.-M., 2006. Education and Health: Evaluating Theories and Evidence. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 12352, June.
24. Drewnowski A., and Specter S.E. Poverty and obesity: the role of energy density and costs. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 79 1 (January) (2004) 6-16
25. Featherman, D.L., Michael, S., David, D., 1975. A Manual for Coding Occupations and Industries into Detailed 1970 Categories and Listing of 1970-Basis Duncan Socioeconomic and NORC Prestige Scores. The University of Wisconsin, Center for Demography and Ecology: Working Paper Number 75-1.
26. Finkelstein E.A., Fiebelkorn I.C., and Guijing W. National medical spending attributable to overweight and obesity: how much, and who's paying. Health Affairs May 14 (2003) web exclusive, w3.219-w3.226
27. Flegal K.M., Rong W., and Cynthia O. Weight-for-stature compared with body mass index-for-age growth charts for the United States from the centers for disease control and prevention. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 75 4 (April) (2002) 761-766
28. Flegal K.M., Graubard B.I., Williamson D.F., and Gail M.H. Excess deaths associated with underweight, overweight, and obesity. JAMA 293 15 (April 20) (2005) 1861-1867
29. Fontaine K.R., Redden D.T., Chenxi W., Westfall A.O., and Allison D.B. Years of life lost due to obesity. JAMA 289 2 (January 8) (2003) 187-193
30. Fuchs V.R. Reflections on the socio-economic correlates of health. Journal of Health Economics 23 4 (July) (2004) 653-661
31. Geronimus A.T., Margaret H., Danya K., and Bound J. 'Weathering' and age patterns of allostatic load scores among blacks and whites in the United States. American Journal of Public Health 96 5 (May) (2006) 826-833
32. Goodman E., Hinden B.R., and Khandelwal S. Accuracy of teen and parental reports of obesity and body mass index. Pediatrics 106 1 (July) (2000) 52-58
33. Gordon-Larsen P., Nelson M.C., and Popkin B.M. Longitudinal physical activity and sedentary behavior trends: adolescence to adulthood. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 27 4 (2004) 277-283
34. Guo S.S., Wei W., William C.C., and Roche A.F. Predicting overweight and obesity in adulthood from body mass index values in childhood and adolescence. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 76 3 (September) (2002) 653-658
35. Hardy R., Wadsworth M., and Kuh D. The influence of childhood weight and socioeconomic status on change in adult body mass index in a British National Cohort. International Journal of Obesity 24 6 (June) (2000) 725-734
36. Johnson R.C., and Schoeni R.F. "The Influence of Early-Life Events on Human Capital, Health Status and Labor Market Outcomes Over the Life Course" Mimeo (2007), University of California, Berkeley August
37. Kimm S.Y.S., Glynn N.W., Kriska A.M., Barton B.A., Kronsberg S.S., et al. Decline in physical activity in black girls and white girls during adolescence. The New England Journal of Medicine 347 10 (September 5) (2002) 709-715
38. Kimm S.Y.S., Glynn N.W., Obarzanek E., Kriska A.M., Daniels S., Barton B.A., and Liu K. Relation between the changes in physical activity and body-mass index during adolescence: a multicentre longitudinal study. The Lancet 366 9482 (2003) 301-307
39. Kuczmarski R.J., Ogden C.L., Grummer-Strawn L.M., et al. CDC Growth Charts: United States. Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics Vol. 314 (2000), National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD
40. Kuczmarski M.F., Kuczmarski R.J., and Najjar M. Effects of age on validity of self-reported height, weight, and body mass index: findings from the third health and nutrition examination survey, 1988-1994. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 101 1 (January) (2001) 28-34
41. Lakdawalla D., and Philipson T. Labor supply and weight. The Journal of Human Resources 42 1 (2007) 85-116
42. Marmot M., Smith G.D., Stansfeld S., Patel C., North F., Head J., White I., Brunner E., and Feeny A. Health inequalities among British civil servants: The Whitehall II Study. Lancet 337 8754 (June 8) (1991) 1387-1393
43. McLaren L. Socioeconomic status and obesity. Epidemiologic Reviews 29 1 (January) (2007) 29-48
44. McTigue K.M., Garrett J.M., and Popkin B.M. The natural history of the development of obesity in a cohort of young U.S. adults between 1981 and 1998. Annals of Internal Medicine 136 12 (June 18) (2002) 857-864
45. McTigue K., Larson J.C., Alice V., Greg B., Jane K., Lewis C.E., Stefanick M.L., Van Horn L., and Kuller L. Mortality outcomes and cardiac and vascular outcomes in extremely obese women. JAMA 296 1 (July 5) (2006) 79-86
46. Mokdad A.H., Bowman B.A., Ford E.S., Frank V., Marks J.S., and Koplan J.P. The continuing epidemic of obesity and diabetes in the United States. JAMA 286 10 (September 21) (2001) 1195-1200
47. Must A., Jennifer S., Coakley E.H., Field A.E., Graham C., and Dietz W.H. The disease burden associated with overweight and obesity. JAMA 282 16 (October 27) (1999) 1523-1529
48. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 1998. Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: The Evidence Report. US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
49. Nelson M.C., Dianne N.-S., Hannan P.J., Sirard J.R., and Story M. Longitudinal and secular trends in physical activity and sedentary behavior during adolescence. Pediatrics 118 6 (December) (2006) e1627-e1634
50. Noonan K., Reichman N.E., and Corman H. New fathers' labor supply: does child health matter?. Social Science Quarterly 86 S1 (December) (2005) 1399-1417
51. Ogden C.L., Carroll M.D., Curtin L.R., McDowell M.A., Tabak C.J., and Flegal K.M. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999-2004. JAMA 295 13 (April 5) (2006) 1549-1555
52. Parsons T.J., Power C., Logan S., and Summerbell C.D. Childhood predictors of adult obesity: a systematic review. International Journal of Obesity 23 Supplement S8 (November) (1999) S1-S107
53. Plankey M.W., June S., Flegal K.M., and Rust P.F. Prediction equations do not eliminate systematic error in self-reported body mass index. Obesity Research 5 4 (July) (1997) 308-314
54. Powers E.T. Children's health and maternal work activity: estimates under alternative disability definitions. Journal of Human Resources 38 3 (Summer) (2003) 522-556
55. Quesenberry C.P., Bette C., and Alice J. Obesity, health services use, and health care costs among members of a health maintenance organization. Archives of Internal Medicine 158 5 (March 9) (1998) 466-472
56. Ruhm C.J. Healthy living in hard times. Journal of Health Economics 24 2 (March) (2005) 341-363
57. Ruhm C.J. Current and future prevalence of obesity and severe obesity in the United States. Forum for Health Economics and Policy 10 2 (2007) 1-26 Obesity, Article 6
58. Smith J.P. Unraveling the SES-health connection. In: Linda J.W. (Ed). Aging, Health, and the Public Policy: Demographic and Economic Perspectives Vol. 30 (2004), Supplement to Population and Development Studies 108-132
59. Smith P.K., Barry B., and Bishai D. Are time preference and body mass index associated? Evidence from the national longitudinal survey of youth. Economics and Human Biology 3 2 (May) (2005) 259-270
60. Sobal J., and Stunkard A.J. Socioeconomic status and obesity: a review of the literature. Psychological Bulletin 105 2 (March) (1989) 260-275
61. Spencer E.A., Appleby P.N., Davey G.K., and Key T.J. Validity of self-reported height and weight in 4808 EPIC-Oxford participants. Public Health Nutrition 54 4 (August) (2002) 561-565
62. Stevens G., and Featherman D.L. A revised socioeconomic index for occupational status. Social Science Research 10 (1981) 364-393
63. Stockwell E.D., Goza F.W., and Belistreri K.S. Infant mortality and socioeconomic status: new bottle, same old wine. Population Research and Policy Review 24 4 (August) (2005) 387-399
64. Strauss R.S. Comparison of measured and self-reported weight and height in a cross-sectional sample of young adolescents. International Journal of Obesity 23 8 (August) (1999) 904-908
65. U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 1991. Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Revised Fourth Edition. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
66. Van den Berg G., Lindeboom M., and Portrait F. Economic conditions early in life and individual mortality. American Economic Review 96 1 (March) (2006) 290-302
67. Whitaker R.C., Wright J.A., Pepe M.S., Seidel K.D., and Dietz W.H. Predicting obesity in young adulthood from childhood and parental obesity. New England Journal of Medicine 337 13 (September 25) (1997) 869-873
68. World Health Organization, 1997. Obesity: Preventing and Managing the global epidemic. Report of a WHO Consultation on Obesity. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
69. Zhang Q., and Wang Y. Trends in the association between obesity and socioeconomic status in U.S. adults: 1971 to 2000. Obesity Research 12 10 (October) (2004) 1622-1632