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Low-income African American (AA) women in rural communities of the US Southeast are at exceptionally high risk for poor outcomes from obesity-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes. AA women… Click to show full abstract
Low-income African American (AA) women in rural communities of the US Southeast are at exceptionally high risk for poor outcomes from obesity-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes. AA women in the United States are 70% more likely to have obesity, almost 80% more likely to have diabetes, and at least twice as likely to develop diabetes complications than non-Hispanic white women (1). These rates are even higher among low-income AA women in the rural Southeast.
Keywords:
testing interventions;
interventions improve;
obesity related;
obesity;
rural communities;
developing testing
Journal Title: Obesity
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Obesity
Year Published: 2017
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