Background During the transition to adulthood many young adults become obese for the first
time in their lives, yet relatively little research has examined why people in this life phase …

Background To examine trends in weight change patterns from young adulthood through
midlife to late adulthood and their sex and racial/ethnic disparities among US adults from …

Using the 1957–2004 data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, we apply structural
equation modeling to examine gender-specific effects of family socioeconomic status (SES) …

Investigations of socioeconomic status (SES) and health during the transition to adulthood in
the United States are complicated by the later and more varied transitions in residence …

Objective Changes in weight status from adolescence to adulthood may be associated with
varying social, vocational, economic, and educational outcomes, which may differ by sex …

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Study objective: To investigate the influence of social class in childhood, young adulthood
and middle age, and intergenerational mobility, on adult central and total obesity. Design …

Baby boomers are currently in mid-life and over the next several decades they will swell the
ranks of those aged 65 and over. Their entry into this age group will have a significant …

Background Studies have identified prenatal and early childhood conditions as important
contributors to weight status in later life. To date, however, few studies have considered how …

This study demonstrates that body mass in middle and late adulthood is a consequence of
the complex interplay among individuals' genes, lifetime socioeconomic experiences, and …