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Publication Information

PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2015
Affiliation
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, New England Research Institutes, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472, United States of America.
Authors
Fang SC, Florez JC, Goonesekera SD, McKinlay JB, Piccolo RS
Studies
Citation
Goonesekera SD, Fang SC, Piccolo RS, Florez JC, McKinlay JB. Biogeographic ancestry is associated with higher total body adiposity among African-American females: the Boston Area Community Health Survey. PLoS One 2015 Apr 13;10(4):e0122808. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122808. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

The prevalence of obesity is disproportionately higher among African-Americans and Hispanics as compared to whites. We investigated the role of biogeographic ancestry (BGA) on adiposity and changes in adiposity in the Boston Area Community Health Survey.