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Direct linkBernhart, John A.; Fellers, Ashley W.; Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle; Wilson, Mary J.; Hutto, Brent – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Introduction: Electronic Bluetooth scales (e-scales) may be useful for remote weight assessment. This study analyzed predictors of engagement with e-scales and feasibility for remote weight assessment. Method: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, participants (n = 150, 100% African American, 79% female, average age 48.2 ± 10.6 years) in an ongoing trial…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Body Weight, Measurement Equipment, Measurement Techniques
Thorpe, Shemeka; Tanner, Amanda E.; Nichols, Tracy R.; Kuperberg, Arielle; Payton Foh, Erica – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2021
This study examined individual and familial influences on Black female adolescents' (N = 1426) sexual pleasure expectancies, sexual guilt, and age of sexual debut using data from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent to Adult Health. Results indicated significant differences between Black female adolescents that were sexually active and…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Sexuality, Anxiety
Guerrero, Alma D.; Flores, Martiniano; Vangala, Sitaram; Chung, Paul J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Objective: To examine the relationship of exercise with overweight and obesity among an ethnically diverse sample of U.S. children. Method: Data from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children's Health were analyzed to examine the relationship of daily exercise with children's weight status. Propensity score covariate adjustment and multivariate…
Descriptors: Obesity, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, National Surveys
Ailshire, Jennifer A.; House, James S. – Social Forces, 2011
The implications of recent weight gain trends for widening social disparities in body weight in the United States are unclear. Using an intersectional approach to studying inequality, and the longitudinal and nationally representative American's Changing Lives study (1986-2001/2002), we examine social disparities in body mass index trajectories…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Body Composition, Income, Racial Differences
Download full textHamilton, Brady E.; Martin, Joyce A.; Ventura, Stephanie J. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012
Objectives: This report presents preliminary data for 2011 on births in the United States. U.S. data on births are shown by age, live-birth order, race, and Hispanic origin of mother. Data on marital status, cesarean delivery, preterm births, and low birthweight are also presented. Methods: Data in this report are based on approximately 100…
Descriptors: Females, Adolescents, Birth Rate, Birth Order
Gans, Kim M.; Risica, Patricia Markham; Kirtania, Usree; Jennings, Alishia; Strolla, Leslie O.; Steiner-Asiedu, Matilda; Hardy, Norma; Lasater, Thomas M. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2009
Objective: To describe the dietary behaviors of black women who enrolled in the SisterTalk weight control study. Design: Baseline data collected via telephone survey and in-person screening. Setting: Boston, Massachusetts and surrounding areas. Participants: 461 black women completed the baseline assessments. Main Outcome Measures: Measured height…
Descriptors: Food, Females, Predictor Variables, Telephone Surveys
Pastor, Patricia N.; Reuben, Cynthia A. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
Objectives: This report presents national estimates of the prevalence of diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disability (LD) in U.S. children 6-17 years of age and describes the prevalence of these conditions for children with selected characteristics. The use of educational and health care services and the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification
Seo, Dong-Chul; Torabi, Mohammad – American Journal of Health Education, 2007
Background: Inconsistent findings exist regarding correlates of physical activity (PA) in the literature. Leisure-time physical activity among U.S. adults has declined for the last decade. Purpose: This article examines differences in vigorous-intensity and moderate-intensity physical activity by gender, race/ethnicity, age, education, and income…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Body Weight, Body Composition, Marital Status
Shaw, Frederic E., Ed. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" ("MMWR") Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data in the weekly "MMWR" are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. This issue of "MMWR" contains the following studies: (1) Youth Risk Behavior…
Descriptors: Death, Heart Disorders, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Reichman, Nancy E. – Future of Children, 2005
In the United States black women have for decades been twice as likely as white women to give birth to babies of low birth weight who are at elevated risk for developmental disabilities. Does the black-white disparity in low birth weight contribute to the racial disparity in readiness? The author summarizes the cognitive and behavioral problems…
Descriptors: Prenatal Care, Medical Services, Body Weight, School Readiness
