title: Mechanisms linking socioeconomic disadvantage and BMI in smokers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate a conceptual model of the psychosocial pathways linking socioeconomic status and body mass index (BMI) among smokers.
  
  
  METHODS
  A latent variable modeling approach was used to evaluate the interrelationships among socioeconomic status, perceived neighborhood disadvantage, social support, negative affect, and BMI among smokers recruited from the Houston metropolitan area (N = 424).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 42.4% of participants were obese, with the highest prevalence of obesity among Latinos followed by African Americans. Across all racial/ethnic groups, perceived neighborhood disadvantage, social support, and negative affect functioned as pathways linking socioeconomic status and BMI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings indicate the need for interventions that target obesity among socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers and provide potential intervention targets for the prevention and treatment of obesity.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Population Science and Cancer Control Program, Dallas, TX, USA. Darla.Kendzor@UTSouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Darla E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Kendzor
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Businelle
authors.forename: Ludmila M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Cofta-Woerpel
authors.forename: Lorraine R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Reitzel
authors.forename: Yessenia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Jennifer I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Vidrine
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mazas
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Cinciripini
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Wetter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009765:Obesity / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data