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Title: Late 19th, Early 20th Century US, Foreign-Born Body Mass Index Values in the United States

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2019.02.003

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Abstract: Little work exists that compares the BMIs of 19th century foreign-born and US-born natives. Russian, Italian, German, and French BMIs were 5.1, 3.9, 2.9, and 1.8 percent higher than that of North Americans; Asians were nearly 4.2 percent lower. African-Americans and multiracial/multiethnic individual BMIs were 4.9 and 3.8 percent greater than fairer complexioned whites, indicating there was no multiracial/multiethnic BMI advantage. Farm laborers and ranchers had BMIs that were 2.9 percent and 2.2 percent greater, respectively, than that of workers with no occupations.

Url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1570677X18302041

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Authors: Carson, Scott Alan

Periodical (Full): Economics & Human Biology

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Volume: 34

Pages: 26-38

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Migration and Immigration, Population Health and Health Systems

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