The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Aging Female Inmates.

Autor:	Leigey ME; Department of Criminology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, USA leigeym@tcnj.edu., Johnston ME; William & Mary Law School, Williamsburg, VA, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care [J Correct Health Care] 2015 Jul; Vol. 21 (3), pp. 276-85.
DOI:	10.1177/1078345815588171
Abstrakt:	The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a sample of older female inmates (N = 458). Results indicate that 34% of older female inmates were overweight and 36% were obese; similar percentages were noted for the general population. Race and age were found to be significantly associated with the body mass index categories of healthy weight and obese. White inmates were significantly more likely to be of a healthy weight and significantly less likely to be obese than Black inmates. Age was positively associated with healthy weight and negatively associated with obesity. These two variables remained significant even after they were introduced into logistic regression models predicting healthy weight and obesity. Findings indicate the need for programming to improve the health of this population. (© The Author(s) 2015.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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