Obesity Disparities Among Adult Single-Race and Multiracial Asian and Pacific Islander Populations
Adrian M. Bacong,
Sophia L. Gibbs,
A. Gabriela Rosales
et al.
Abstract:ImportanceDespite increasing numbers of multiracial individuals, they are often excluded in studies or aggregated within larger race and ethnicity groups due to small sample sizes.ObjectiveTo examine disparities in the prevalence of obesity among single-race and multiracial Asian and Pacific Islander individuals compared with non-Hispanic White (hereafter, White) individuals.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis cross-sectional study used electronic health record (EHR) data linked to social determinants of hea… Show more
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