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Biobehavioral Determinants of Obesity in Black Women

Primary Purpose

Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Obesity

Status
Completed
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Study Type
Observational
Intervention
Sponsored by
University of Memphis
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About this trial

This is an observational trial for Cardiovascular Diseases

Eligibility Criteria

undefined - 100 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)MaleDoes not accept healthy volunteers

No eligibility criteria

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    First Posted
    May 25, 2000
    Last Updated
    January 26, 2016
    Sponsor
    University of Memphis
    Collaborators
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT00005386
    Brief Title
    Biobehavioral Determinants of Obesity in Black Women
    Study Type
    Observational

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    August 2004
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Completed
    Study Start Date
    September 1995 (undefined)
    Primary Completion Date
    undefined (undefined)
    Study Completion Date
    August 1998 (undefined)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Name of the Sponsor
    University of Memphis
    Collaborators
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    4. Oversight

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    To examine the biobehavioral determinants of obesity in Black as compared with white women.
    Detailed Description
    BACKGROUND: Behavioral medicine surveys consistently find that obesity is a treatment-resistant disease that continues to be a significant health problem and that the incidence of obesity is much higher in Blacks relative to whites in general, and even higher in Black women relative to white women. In fact, an NIH Program Announcement (PA-91-99), stated that "Obesity in adults has not declined in the past three decades" and "Obesity is particularly prevalent in minority populations, especially among minority women." Obesity is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, stroke, and hypertension. Obesity is a complex phenomenon involving behavioral, lifestyle, and complex biobehavioral mechanisms. In 1995, there were no prospective studies that simultaneously evaluated a systematic set of psychosocial variables with energy balance (dietary intake, physical activity, resting metabolic rate) determinants that may account for the increased risk for obesity in African-American versus Euro-American women. DESIGN NARRATIVE: After subjects were recruited, psychosocial and energy balance (dietary intake, physical activity, metabolic rate) baseline measures were related to levels of body fat as measured by DEXA (dual electron X-ray absorptiometry). The role of these variables were evaluated prospectively to adiposity changes in both white and Black women over a 24-month period.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Obesity, Telangiectasis

    7. Study Design

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    Male
    Maximum Age & Unit of Time
    100 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    No eligibility criteria
    Overall Study Officials:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    Robert Klesges
    Organizational Affiliation
    University of Memphis

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Citations:
    PubMed Identifier
    11289253
    Citation
    Scarinci IC, Slawson DL, Watson JM, Klesges RC, Murray DM. Socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and health care access among young and healthy women. Ethn Dis. 2001 Winter;11(1):60-71.
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    PubMed Identifier
    11197316
    Citation
    Scarinci IC, Watson JM, Slawson DL, Klesges RC, Murray DM, Eck-Clemens LH. Socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and environmental tobacco exposure among non-smoking females. Nicotine Tob Res. 2000 Nov;2(4):355-61. doi: 10.1080/713688150.
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