Residing in Economically Distressed Rural Appalachia is Independently Associated with Excess Body Weight in College Students

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Results of a study comparing body weights and obesity risks of college students aged 18-25 years, 55 of whom who were lifelong residents of rural Eastern Appalachian Kentucky and 54 from urban central Kentucky. Features statistics including age, education, sex, insurance status, household income, and health behaviors, with breakdowns by rural or urban status.

Demetrius Abshire, Terry Lennie, Gia Mudd-Martin, Debra Moser

Rural and Remote Health, 17(1), 3984

03/2017

Appalachia · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Kentucky