Publications [#373119] of Hedwig E. Lee

Papers Published

1. Robinson, WR; Kershaw, KN; Mezuk, B; Rafferty, J; Lee, H; Johnson-Lawrence, V; Seamans, MJ; Jackson, JS, Coming unmoored: disproportionate increases in obesity prevalence among young, disadvantaged white women., Obesity (Silver Spring), vol. 23 no. 1 (January, 2015), pp. 213-219 [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/15)

   Abstract:
   OBJECTIVES: Since the 1980s, older, low-educated White women experienced an unprecedented decrease in life expectancy. We investigated whether a similar phenomenon was evident among younger women for obesity. METHODS: Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, age-adjusted changes were estimated in the prevalence of overall and abdominal obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2) , waist circumference > 88 cm) between 1988-1994 and 2003-2010 among non-Hispanic White women aged 25-44 years, stratified by educational attainment (