Racial, ethnic, and gender differences in obesity and body fat distribution: An All of Us Research Program demonstration project
Karnes J, Arora A, Feng J, Steiner H, Sulieman L, Boerwinkle E, Clark C, Cicek M, Cohn E, Gebo K, Loperena-Cortes R, Ohno-Machado L, Mayo K, Mockrin S, Ramirez A, Schully S, Klimentidis Y. Racial, ethnic, and gender differences in obesity and body fat distribution: An All of Us Research Program demonstration project. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0255583. PMID: 34358277, PMCID: PMC8345840, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBody fat distributionNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesAlanine aminotransferaseNHB participantsFat distributionAge-adjusted obesity prevalenceNutrition Examination Survey dataBaseline physical examinationRace/ethnicityElectronic health recordsNHB womenWaist circumferenceMass indexHip ratioNHB menPhysical examinationNational HealthObesity prevalenceObesity ratesGender differencesObesityUs Research ProgramNHW participants