State-Issued Identification Cards Reveal Patterns in Adult Weight Status

State-Issued Identification Cards Reveal Patterns in Adult Weight Status

Background: State-issued identification cards are a promising data source for neighborhood-level obesity estimates. Methods: We used information from three million Oregon state-issued identification cards to compute age-adjusted estimates of average adult body mass index (BMI) for each census tract...

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Main Authors: Daniel S. Morris, Eric C. Main, Jenine K. Harris, Abraham Moland, Curtis Cude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
BMI (Body Mass Index)
obesity
surveillance
driver card
driver license
identification card
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/6/6388

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