Association of Obesity with Recurrent Stroke and Cardiovascular Events

Kumral, Emre; Erdoğan, Can; Arı, Abdullah; Bayam, Fatma Ece; Saruhan, Gülsüm

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3452120

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“…Obesity is one of today’s most significant public health concerns. Being overweight or obese is associated with a host of adverse proximal and distal health outcomes for adults, including high cholesterol and hypertension (Jiang et al, 2016; Mc Auley, 2020), insulin resistance (St-Pierre et al, 2005), type 2 diabetes (Scully et al, 2021), metabolic syndrome (Abraham et al, 2013), heart disease (Vecchié et al, 2018), stroke (Kumral et al, 2021), arthritis (Barbour et al, 2017), sleep apnea (Yu et al, 2016), as well as breast, colorectal, and other cancers (Zhang et al, 2019). Obesity is also linked to an overall risk of premature (Greenberg, 2013) and higher mortality (Flegal et al, 2013) and diagnosable mental health disorders, including depression and anxiety disorders (Carpenter et al, 2000; Lincoln, 2020).…”

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Race, Ethnicity, and Age Differences in Social Relationships and Obesity: Findings From the National Survey of American Life

Lincoln

Nguyen

2022

J Aging Health

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Objective The purpose of this study was to examine race, ethnicity, and age differences in the association between social relationships and body weight in a nationally representative sample of African American, Caribbean Black, and non-Hispanic White adults. Methods: Data were drawn from the 2001–2003 National Survey of American Life ( N = 5684). Multiple linear regressions were conducted to examine the links between race, ethnicity, and age with social relationships and weight. Results: Although African American respondents had higher BMI than non-Hispanic White respondents, Caribbean Black respondents did not differ from White respondents in BMI. Emotional support from family members was both positively and negatively associated with weight depending on age, race, and ethnicity. Discussion: Social relationships are an important contributing factor to obesity and obesity-related risks in adults. Study findings demonstrate the intersection of race, ethnicity, and age and how these complex relationships influence the association between social relationships and body weight.

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