The moderating role of race/ethnicity and nativity in the relationship between perceived discrimination and overweight and obesity: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

Abstract Background The overweight/obesity epidemic is a public health issue in the United States (US), that disproportionately affect certain racial/ethnic minority groups. Perceived discrimination has been implicated as a health risk factor. However, research on race/ethnicity, perceived discrimin...

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Main Authors: Adolfo G. Cuevas, Kasim Ortiz, Yusuf Ransome
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7811-0