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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Simon Geletta, Ph D, Division of Health Management, Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center, 3200 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312, 515-271-1366, sgeletta@dmu.edu
In this study we compare two cohorts of older Iowans in terms of levels of obesity and patterns of obesity related risk behaviors. Members of the "Baby Boom" generation or individuals born between 1946 and 1964 are compared to persons born between 1936 and 1954 at two different times - 1989 and 1999. The goal of comparing the health risk behaviors of the Baby Boom generation to a cohort born 10 years earlier is to provide some insight into how the health status of the Baby Boom generation members might look like 10 years out. The data source for this presentation is the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) which is a result of collaborative project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and U.S. states and territories. We combine two years worth of data over a decennial period - 1989 and 1999. The Iowa data consisted of a total of 4,904 interviewees (1,286 in the 1989 data and 3,618 in the 1999 data). There number of pre-Baby Boom generation members is 1,385 (345 in 1989 and 1,038 in 1999). The total number of the Baby Boom generation members is 1707 (403 individuals in the 1989 data and 1304 individuals in the 1999 data). The conclusions are helpful to prepare policy makers, health educators and health care providers for the baby boom generation reaching retirement age.
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Keywords: Aging, Behavioral Research
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.