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“Exposure to vicarious UTBP [unfair treatment by police] explained about 12% of the black-white disparity in WC [waist circumference] among women.” & “Our findings suggest there are collateral consequences for people of color … [from] proactive policing practices."

Weighed Down by Discriminatory Policing: Perceived Unfair Treatment and Black-White Disparities in Waist Circumference Weighed Down by Discriminatory Policing: Perceived Unfair Treatment and Black-White Disparities in Waist Circumference Waist circumference regressed on race and unfair treatment by police. Table 3 also shows the black-white disparity in WC is only extant among women, personal UTBP was not associated with WC among women or men, and vicarious UTBP was positively associated with WC among both women and men. Waist circumference regressed on race and unfair treatment by police. Table 3 also shows the black-white disparity in WC is only extant among women, personal UTBP was not associated with WC among women or men, and vicarious UTBP was positively associated with WC among both women and men. Taken together, our analyses suggest that black women have higher WCs than white women, in part because they are more likely to experience vicarious UTBP. There is no evidence to support personal UTBP as a mechanism underlying the black-white gap in WC. Taken together, our analyses suggest that black women have higher WCs than white women, in part because they are more likely to experience vicarious UTBP. There is no evidence to support personal UTBP as a mechanism underlying the black-white gap in WC.
Weighed Down by Discriminatory Policing: Perceived Unfair Treatment and Black-White Disparities in Waist Circumference
SSM - Population Health
McFarland, Michael J. / Taylor, John / McFarland, Cheryl A. S.
Vol. 5, pp. 210–217, 2018
10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.07.002
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