Sentences with phrase «health than their counterparts»

For decades scholars and public health officials have known that people with greater income or formal education tend to live longer and enjoy better health than their counterparts who have less money or schooling.

Because sample attrition is greater among individuals with bad health and respondents in age heterogamous unions have worse health than their counterparts in age homogamous unions, it is possible that we may be underestimating the health disadvantage of respondents in age heterogamous unions relative to those married to spouses who are similar in age.

Not exact matches

The study, based on 940 businesses nationwide, also concluded that female - and minority - owned ventures are far less likely to be in good financial health than their male - owned, non-minority counterparts.

A new study also found that female - and minority - owned ventures are far less likely to be in good financial health than their male - owned, non-minority counterparts.

No matter what their age, engaged workers tend to have higher well - being, better health, and higher productivity than their not - engaged and actively disengaged counterparts.

Both low - income neighborhoods and communities of color suffer more health risks due to environmental pollution than their more privileged counterparts.

His survey of the social science literature on the topic usefully, if sometimes turgidly, compiles the growing evidence that homeschooled children learn more than their counterparts, at least to the extent that standardized tests measure learning, and are emotionally healthier as well, at least to the extent that psychologists» «self - esteem and self - concept» scales truly capture emotional health.

These starchy orange root vegetables actually have many more health benefits than their white counterparts, and in my opinion, pack much more flavor.

Increasing research shows that pasture - raised meat, eggs, and dairy products are far better for consumers» health than their conventionally - raised, grain - fed counterparts.

That same report has found that divorced men and women both experience higher mortality rates and poorer mental health outcomes than their married counterparts.

Women who reported a history of abuse were more likely to report the following symptoms: chronic pelvic pain, frequent feelings of fatigue, obesity, severe PMS, irritable bowel syndrome, frequent headaches, trouble sleeping, frequent vaginal infections, and overall less satisfaction with their physical health than their non-abused counterparts.

They take fewer minutes to fall asleep, sleep longer over the course of a night, and report more daytime energy and better physical health than their mixed - or formula - feeding counterparts (Doan, Gardiner, Gay, & Lee, 2007; Dorheim, Bondevik, Eberhard - Gran, & Bjorvatn, 2009a, 2009b; Kendall - Tackett, Cong, & Hale, 2011).

As the battle over President Obama's effort to overhaul the health - care system reached a fever pitch this summer, the three national Republican committees combined to bring in $ 1.7 million more than their Democratic counterparts in August.

She, however, advised that health workers posted to rural communities should be rewarded more than their counterparts in the urban areas in order to encourage them to stay at their duty posts.

Comparing their results with information from the «broader NIH postdoctoral community,» the authors find that far fewer alumni of North Carolina - based NIEHS — the only one of the National Institutes of Health located outside metropolitan Washington, D.C. — go into science policy work than do their counterparts at the institutes close to the national capital's many governmental and policy organizations.

Emergency patients over the age of 74 have significantly different and more complex health and social needs than their younger counterparts, even after controlling for illness severity, which has important implications about aging populations and emergency departments of the future.

Although house cats have only a limited ability to metabolize carbohydrates, including starch, they possess a longer intestine than their wild counterparts, presumably to help digest the lower - quality sustenance they get from trash heaps compared with the all - meat diet they would be living on in the wild, according to geneticist Carlos Driscoll of the National Institutes of Health.

People with low incomes and racial / ethnic minority populations experience greater levels of stress than their more affluent, white counterparts, which can lead to significant disparities in both mental and physical health that ultimately affect life expectancy, according to a report from the American Psychological Association.

Freed from the need to transport their babies during a nomadic existence, and under pressure to produce more hands to till the fields, farming women tended to have more frequent pregnancies than their hunter - gatherer counterparts — with consequent drains on their health.

These causes differed by gender: for males, road injuries were a top - five cause of health loss, but these were not in the top 10 for females, who lose substantially more health to depressive disorders than their male counterparts.

Late - and post-menopausal women have significantly greater volumes of fat around their hearts — a risk factor for heart disease — than their pre-menopausal counterparts, a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study has shown for the first time.

Black Americans of any age also tend to be in worse health than their white counterparts, by any number of measures.

«Obviously we're disappointed that the number is flat,» says David Moore of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in Washington, D.C.. It's not a surprise, however, because the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education had less overall money to work with than its Senate counterpart, he says.

B. M. van Gelder of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands and his colleagues have found that elderly men who partake in moderately intense activities stay sharper than their less energetic counterparts.

Additionally, a smaller proportion of African American men had health insurance, identified as current drinkers and reported heart disease than their white counterparts, while a larger proportion of African American men in the national sample were physically inactive, obese, and reported fair / poor health, hypertension and diabetes.

The first research to examine the relationship between the disease and reproductive health suggests that diabetic men carry a much higher percentage of sperm with damaged DNA than do their healthy counterparts.

They also did not consider the health benefits associated with urban residents who use transit and walk more, and therefore may get more exercise than their suburban counterparts.

Health nutrition expert Frances Largeman - Roth, RD, swears by pureh tea — an earthy, rich variety that contains even more antioxidants than its better - known green counterpart.

Unmarried white and black mothers rated their health lower, on average, than their married counterparts.

The final group, the obese mice with an inability to create myostatin remained fat, but they also exhibited perks of their new ability — they were much stronger than their counterparts and their heart and metabolic health had improved.

I don't know if you've heard of the couple that runs the Perfect Health Diet blog, but their recommendations involve eating more starches and such than their paleo-esque counterparts.

They also have better health than their untrained general public counterparts [4].

Milk from factory raised farm animals is indeed unhealthy and risky to drink raw, however milk from grass - fed, pasture raised animals has far more health benefits than its pasteurized counterpart.

If you need one more reason to ditch the white variety, think of the added health benefits of sweet potatoes, which are one of the richest sources of beta - carotene (a precursor of vitamin A) plus more potassium and dietary fiber than their white counterparts.

New Studies Focus on Latino Education, Language, Health, and Politics Mexican - American women in New York City fare better in school than their male counterparts, according to a new study presented at a national conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on May 2, 2002.

The unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in equal numbers in business or politics, and globally women's education, health and the violence against them is worse than that of men.

Authors of today have a few more distractions than their turn of the century counterparts, but many of them are the same: bills to pay, families to feed, health issues, etc..

It's obvious that more active dogs need more energy and hence, more calories than their less active counterparts to maintain their weight and overall health.

Through rumors circulated that the white minis carried defective or lethal genes similar to the blue merle dogs or white boxers and that the white miniature schnauzers have medical problems and deafness, the truth is that White Miniature Schnauzers have no different health problems than their colored counterparts.

Portly pets are prone to many more health problems than their trim counterparts.

Further, «mutts» who have at least two breeds and commonly more, tend to have the least health problems and live longer than their purebred counterparts.

Hairless rats make wonderful pets, but they do require a little more care than their furry counterparts and can suffer from a higher incidence of certain health problems.

(Statistics from APPMA 2007 - 8 pet ownership survey) Because cats are an entirely different species than their canine counterparts, they require specialized knowledge of their specific health concerns.

These dogs will grow slightly bigger and faster than their tiny counterparts, so optimal energy and nutrients to support digestive health are important.

While felines may go to the vet less often than their canine counterparts, it doesn't make cat health... Continue reading →

But just because cats see the vet less than their canine counterparts, it doesn't mean they naturally maintain better health.

The result is a dog food supplement that costs about 20 percent less than its salmon - oil - based counterpart, but is still quite efficacious in supporting skin and coat health.

· Robot Ninja — Slower than his human counterpart but with more health points and the ability to boost through stages, this metallic warrior has a Drill attack and «Hammer Attack» special.

Young female drivers are considered less risky than their male counterparts and so pay less for car insurance; the effect is reversed for life and health insurance — women tend to live longer and utilise more medical services than men, resulting in higher premiums.

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