ŠTĚPANÍKOVÁ, Irena, Gabriela R. OATES and Lori Brand BATEMAN. Does one size fit all? The role of body mass index and waist circumference in systemic inflammation in midlife by race and gender. ETHNICITY AND HEALTH. ABINGDON, England: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR and FRANCIS LTD, 2017, vol. 22, No 2, p. 169-183. ISSN 1355-7858. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2016.1235681.
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Original name Does one size fit all? The role of body mass index and waist circumference in systemic inflammation in midlife by race and gender
Authors ŠTĚPANÍKOVÁ, Irena (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Gabriela R. OATES (840 United States of America) and Lori Brand BATEMAN (840 United States of America).
Edition ETHNICITY AND HEALTH, ABINGDON, England, ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR and FRANCIS LTD, 2017, 1355-7858.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50404 Antropology, ethnology
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW URL
Impact factor Impact factor: 1.766
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100198
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2016.1235681
UT WoS 000394520900006
Keywords in English Inflammation; body mass index; waist circumference; race/ethnicity; gender
Tags NZ, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Objective: This study investigates the associations of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with markers of systemic inflammation in midlife by race and gender. Design: Data were obtained from the Survey of Midlife in the United States, a cross-sectional, observational study of Americans 35 years old or older (White men: N = 410; White women: N = 490; Black men: N = 58; Black women: N = 117). Inflammation was measured by concentrations of fibrinogen and C-reactive protein (CRP) in fasting plasma and concentrations of E-selectin and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in fasting serum. Anthropometric data were used to obtain BMI and WC. Socio-demographic and health-related factors were assessed with a survey. Multivariate models by race and gender were estimated to test the roles of BMI and WC for each inflammation marker. Results: Compared to White men, Black women have higher BMI and higher levels of all four inflammation markers; White women have lower BMI, lower WC, and lower E-selectin and fibrinogen but higher CRP; and Black men have higher fibrinogen. After adjusting for socio-demographic and health-related covariates as well as perceived discrimination, WC is associated with all four markers of inflammation among White men and women; with three markers (fibrinogen, CRP, and IL-6) of inflammation among Black women; and with CRP (and marginally with fibrinogen and E-selectin) among Black men. BMI is associated with higher CRP and fibrinogen among Black men (marginally so for White men) but not for women of either race. Conclusions: WC shows more consistent associations with inflammation markers than BMI, although the relationships vary by inflammation marker and population group. Our findings suggest that WC is a risk factor for systemic inflammation among White and Black men and women, and BMI is an additional risk factor for Black men.
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