Ethnic Differences in Risk Factors for Obesity among Adults in California, the United States

• Main Authors: Liang Wang (Author), Jodi Southerland (Author), Kesheng Wang (Author), Beth A. Bailey (Author), Arsham Alamian (Author), Marc A. Stevens (Author), Youfa Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Little attention has been given to differences in obesity risk factors by racial/ethnic groups. Using data from the 2011-2012 California Health Interview Survey, we examined differences in risk factors for obesity among Whites, Latinos, Asians, and African Americans among 42,935 adults (24.8% obese)...