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Dietary Intake among U.S. Adults with Disability
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An, Ruopeng; Chiu, Chung-Yi – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2015
Purpose: Physical, mental, and financial barriers among individuals with disability may limit their access to fruit and vegetable. In this study, we examined the relationship between disability status and vegetable, fruit, and fruit juice intake among U.S. adults aged 18 years and older using a large nationally representative sample. Methods:…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Adults, Disabilities, Physical Health
The Increasing Protection of Marriage on Infant Low Birth Weight across Two Generations of African American Women
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Barrington, Debbie S. – Journal of Family Issues, 2010
This study used data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) on two generations of African American women who gave birth from 1967 to 2005 to describe changing relationships between marital status and low birth weight (LBW) across the generations. An increasing protection of marriage on infant LBW across the two generations was found after…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Marital Status, Females, Infants
Determining the Amount, Timing and Causes of Mortality among Infants with Down Syndrome
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Goldman, S. E.; Urbano, R. C.; Hodapp, R. M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Objective: To examine the amount, timing and causes/correlates of infant mortality among newborns with Down syndrome. Methods: Using the Tennessee Department of Health Birth, Hospital Discharge and Death records, infants were identified who were born with Down syndrome from 1990 to 2006. Those who died during the first year were separated into…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Mortality Rate, Down Syndrome, Infant Mortality
Differences in Vigorous and Moderate Physical Activity by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Age, Education, and Income among U.S. Adults
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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
Risk of Early Childhood Injuries in Twins and Singletons
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Roudsari, Bahman S.; Utter, Garth H.; Kernic, Mary A.; Mueller, Beth A. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2006
The incidence of twin births in the United States (US) has increased more than 65 per cent since 1980. However, the risk of injury to multiple-birth children is unknown. We sought to compare the risk of injury-related hospitalization and death between multiples and singletons. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using linked birth…
Descriptors: Twins, Body Weight, Marital Status, Injuries
Body Weight and the Quality of Interpersonal Relationships
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Carr, Deborah; Friedman, Michael A. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2006
We investigate whether underweight, normal-weight, overweight, and obese Americans differ in their evaluations of positive and negative aspects of their interpersonal relationships. Analyses are based on data from the Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) study, a survey of more than 3,000 adults ages 25 to 74 in 1995. We find no…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Family Relationship, Adolescents