Matthias Blum
Matthias Blum
This study investigates the coefficient of variation (CV) of height of males and females as a measure of inequality. We have collected a data set on corresponding male and female height CVs from 124 populations, spanning the period between ...
The difference-in-difference method: assessing the selection bias in the effects of neighborhood environment on health [0.03%]
差分法评估邻里环境对健康影响的挑选偏差
Irina B Grafova,Vicki A Freedman,Nicole Lurie et al.
Irina B Grafova et al.
This paper uses the difference-in-difference estimation approach to explore the self-selection bias in estimating the effect of neighborhood economic environment on self-assessed health among older adults. The results indicate that there is...
Neighborhood socioeconomic status and BMI differences by immigrant and legal status: evidence from Utah [0.03%]
移民和合法身份对社区经济状况与BMI的差异影响——来自犹他州的证据
Ming Wen,Thomas N Maloney
Ming Wen
We build on recent work examining the BMI patterns of immigrants in the US by distinguishing between legal and undocumented immigrants. We find that undocumented women have relative odds of obesity that are about 10 percentage points higher...
Wealthier Jews, taller Gentiles: inequality of income and physical stature in fin-de-siècle Hungary [0.03%]
世纪之交的匈牙利收入不平等和身高差异：犹太人更富有，非犹太人更高挑
Dániel Bolgár
Dániel Bolgár
The stereotype of rich Jews versus poor Gentiles does not apply to fin-de-siècle Hungary. Although the average income of Jews was higher than that of Gentiles, the distribution of income among Jews was extremely unequal, far more so than a...
Comparative Study
Economics and human biology. 2013 Dec;11(4):433-5. DOI:10.1016/j.ehb.2013.03.004 2013
Karina Acosta,Adolfo Meisel
Karina Acosta
We analyzed the evolution of height in Colombia of cohorts born in the period 1965-1990 by ethnic groups. We found that Afro-Colombian men and women were the tallest: 6cm taller than indigenous people and 2cm taller than the rest of the pop...
Weight perceptions, weight control and income: an analysis using British data [0.03%]
体重知觉、体重控制和收入——基于英国数据的分析
David W Johnston,Grace Lordan
David W Johnston
The aim of this paper is to better understand one of the mechanisms underlying the income-obesity relationship so that effective policy interventions can be developed. Our approach involves analysing data on approximately 9000 overweight Br...
Andrew Gallagher
Andrew Gallagher
Physical size has been critical in the evolutionary success of the genus Homo over the past 2.4 million-years. An acceleration in the expansion of savannah grasslands in Africa from 1.6Ma to 1.2Ma witnessed concomitant increases in physical...
The dynamics of food, alcohol and cigarette consumption in Russia during transition [0.03%]
转型期间俄罗斯的食品、酒精和烟草消费状况及其影响因素分析
Thomas Herzfeld,Sonya Huffman,Marian Rizov
Thomas Herzfeld
This paper presents evidence on the impact of individual as well as regional characteristics on the dynamics of fat, protein, alcohol and cigarette consumption, and on the diversity of the diet in Russia between 1994 and 2005. All those asp...
The height gap in 19th-century America: net-nutritional advantage of the elite increased at the onset of modern economic growth [0.03%]
美国十九世纪的身高差距：精英群体在现代经济增长初期的净营养优势扩大
Marco Sunder
Marco Sunder
We present evidence on the 19th-century trend in the height of male US passport applicants. These men represent a much wealthier segment of contemporary society than found in most stature samples previously analyzed. The height trend among ...
Comparative Study
Economics and human biology. 2013 Jul;11(3):245-58. DOI:10.1016/j.ehb.2013.02.001 2013
Education policies and health inequalities: evidence from changes in the distribution of Body Mass Index in France, 1981-2003 [0.03%]
教育政策与健康不平等：来自1981-2003年法国BMI分布变化的证据
Fabrice Etile
Fabrice Etile
This paper contributes to the debate over the effectiveness of education policies in reducing overall health inequalities as compared to public health actions directed at the less-educated. Recentered Influence Function (RIF) regressions ar...