Publications [#277813] of Sherman A. James

Journal Articles

1. Keenan, NL; Strogatz, DS; James, SA; Ammerman, AS; Rice, BL, Distribution and correlates of waist-to-hip ratio in black adults: the Pitt County Study., American journal of epidemiology, vol. 135 no. 6 (March, 1992), pp. 678-684 [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/18)

   Abstract:
   A 1988 community-based survey of 1,784 black adults aged 25-50 years in Pitt County, North Carolina, found mean waist-to-hip ratios of 0.890 for men and 0.852 for women. Based on guidelines from the US Department of Agriculture, 20% of the men and 76% of the women had an elevated waist-to-hip ratio. Sedentary behavior was associated with elevated waist-to-hip ratio in men, while a similar excess was associated with alcohol consumption in women. Weak, nonsignificant associations with waist-to-hip ratio were observed for smoking. Socioeconomic status was unrelated to waist-to-hip ratio in men, but it had a strong inverse relation for women.