Jason E Murasko
Biographic Data
| ID | 138321 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jason E Murasko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jason E |
| FAMILY NAME | Murasko |
| SIGNATURE | MURASKO J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Houston - Clear Lake |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Trends in Systemic Inflammation and Its Relation to Socioeconomic Status in US Adults, 1971–2018
Systemic inflammation occurs when the immune system is chronically active due to repeated harmful exposures or dysregulation of the immune process. It is associated with the prevalence and poorer prognoses of many chronic diseases. Like many health indicators, its burden is often found to be greater in those of lower socioeconomic status. Little is known about how levels of systemic inflammation have changed over time in populations, nor how such…
Height and cognitive assessments in a cohort of US schoolchildren, kindergarten through fifth grade
An oft-repeated finding in child development research is that height and cognitive ability are positively related. Much of this work is limited in its ability to track height and cognitive development over time, with key constraints being the availability of longitudinal data and measures of ability that are comparable over time. This study evaluates the associations between height and assessments of reading, math, and science in a representative…
Height, wealth, and schooling outcomes in young women from lower- and middle-income countries
This study evaluates a large (N > 366,000) sample of young women (15-18 years) from 64 lower- and middle-income countries for associations between height, household wealth, and schooling outcomes, with a focus on secondary school attendance. A pooled sample and regional samples (Latin America, South/Southeast Asia, East Africa, and West Africa) are evaluated. A dual purpose is to evaluate both associations between height and schooling, and potent…
Is height related to fertility? An evaluation of women from low‐ and middle‐income countries
OBJECTIVES: To present an empirical description of the association between height and lifetime fertility in women from low- and middle-income countries, allowing for flexible functional relationships. METHODS: A pooled sample (N = 846 257) of women ages 35-49 in Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from 64 countries, with regional samples for Latin America, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Flexibly-estimated structured additive regression mode…
Height, marriage, and partner characteristics for women in low- and middle-income countries
Sorting by Height
Taller height is commonly found to correlate with educational and economic outcomes. Most studies focus on a relationship to earnings, and consider samples from individual countries. This paper takes a broader view by evaluating the associations between height, education, and economic outcomes in a pooled sample of women from 63 less-developed countries. Height is shown to have a generalised association to school participation, years of schooling…
Height, BMI, and relative economic standing in children from developing countries
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to estimate a height-BMI association in child and female adolescent populations in developing countries, and to evaluate the potential role of relative economic status in this association. METHODS: Flexible structured additive regression models were used to estimate associations between height, BMI, and relative wealth. Linear regression models were used to evaluate height-wealth interactions on BMI outco…
A Longitudinal Study of Income Differences in the Height-BMI Relation among U.S. Children Ages 6 to 14
Previous work has shown a positive height-obesity association in U.S. children that is more pronounced in those from lower-income families than in those from higher-income families. That work has been limited to cross-sectional analysis. This study evaluates income differentials in the inter-temporal associations between childhood height and obesity in U.S. children ages 6 to 14. Pooled samples of 9,670 female and 10,110 male children from the U.…
Overweight/Obesity and Human Capital Formation From Infancy to Adolescence
Body mass index (BMI) levels in US children and adolescents have increased over the past several decades. The negative health effects of this trend are well-documented. Recent work has evaluated the potential effects on skills formation. Studies are mixed on whether there is an association between high BMI and skills outcomes, and those that estimate causal effects find none. This paper offers estimates on the causal effect of BMI-defined overwei…
Flexible nonlinear estimates of the association between height and mental ability in early life
OBJECTIVES: To estimate associations between early-life mental ability and height/height-growth in contemporary US children. METHODS: Structured additive regression models are used to flexibly estimate the associations between height and mental ability at approximately 24 months of age. The sample is taken from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort, a national study whose target population was children born in the US during 2001. RE…
Associations between household income, height and BMI in contemporary US children
The findings suggest that associations between income and anthropometric development in US children have origins in early-life
Physical growth and cognitive skills in early-life
Associations between household income, height, and BMI in contemporary US schoolchildren
Trends in the associations between family income, height and body mass index in US children and adolescents
The relationship between the economic environment and growth in US youth has changed in recent decades. Contemporary taller and lower-income children exhibit greater body mass and obesity
Socioeconomic status, height, and obesity in children
Male-female differences in the association between socioeconomic status and atherosclerotic risk in adolescents
A lifecourse study on education and health
Gender differences in the management of risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Gender differences in the management of risk factors for cardiovascular disease
A lifecourse study on education and health
Male-female differences in the association between socioeconomic status and atherosclerotic risk in adolescents
Socioeconomic status, height, and obesity in children
Trends in the associations between family income, height and body mass index in US children and adolescents
The relationship between the economic environment and growth in US youth has changed in recent decades. Contemporary taller and lower-income children exhibit greater body mass and obesity
Associations between household income, height, and BMI in contemporary US schoolchildren
Physical growth and cognitive skills in early-life
Flexible nonlinear estimates of the association between height and mental ability in early life
OBJECTIVES: To estimate associations between early-life mental ability and height/height-growth in contemporary US children. METHODS: Structured additive regression models are used to flexibly estimate the associations between height and mental ability at approximately 24 months of age. The sample is taken from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort, a national study whose target population was children born in the US during 2001. RE…
Associations between household income, height and BMI in contemporary US children
The findings suggest that associations between income and anthropometric development in US children have origins in early-life
Overweight/Obesity and Human Capital Formation From Infancy to Adolescence
Body mass index (BMI) levels in US children and adolescents have increased over the past several decades. The negative health effects of this trend are well-documented. Recent work has evaluated the potential effects on skills formation. Studies are mixed on whether there is an association between high BMI and skills outcomes, and those that estimate causal effects find none. This paper offers estimates on the causal effect of BMI-defined overwei…
A Longitudinal Study of Income Differences in the Height-BMI Relation among U.S. Children Ages 6 to 14
Previous work has shown a positive height-obesity association in U.S. children that is more pronounced in those from lower-income families than in those from higher-income families. That work has been limited to cross-sectional analysis. This study evaluates income differentials in the inter-temporal associations between childhood height and obesity in U.S. children ages 6 to 14. Pooled samples of 9,670 female and 10,110 male children from the U.…
Height, BMI, and relative economic standing in children from developing countries
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to estimate a height-BMI association in child and female adolescent populations in developing countries, and to evaluate the potential role of relative economic status in this association. METHODS: Flexible structured additive regression models were used to estimate associations between height, BMI, and relative wealth. Linear regression models were used to evaluate height-wealth interactions on BMI outco…
Sorting by Height
Taller height is commonly found to correlate with educational and economic outcomes. Most studies focus on a relationship to earnings, and consider samples from individual countries. This paper takes a broader view by evaluating the associations between height, education, and economic outcomes in a pooled sample of women from 63 less-developed countries. Height is shown to have a generalised association to school participation, years of schooling…
Height, marriage, and partner characteristics for women in low- and middle-income countries
Is height related to fertility? An evaluation of women from low‐ and middle‐income countries
OBJECTIVES: To present an empirical description of the association between height and lifetime fertility in women from low- and middle-income countries, allowing for flexible functional relationships. METHODS: A pooled sample (N = 846 257) of women ages 35-49 in Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from 64 countries, with regional samples for Latin America, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Flexibly-estimated structured additive regression mode…
Height, wealth, and schooling outcomes in young women from lower- and middle-income countries
This study evaluates a large (N > 366,000) sample of young women (15-18 years) from 64 lower- and middle-income countries for associations between height, household wealth, and schooling outcomes, with a focus on secondary school attendance. A pooled sample and regional samples (Latin America, South/Southeast Asia, East Africa, and West Africa) are evaluated. A dual purpose is to evaluate both associations between height and schooling, and potent…
Height and cognitive assessments in a cohort of US schoolchildren, kindergarten through fifth grade
An oft-repeated finding in child development research is that height and cognitive ability are positively related. Much of this work is limited in its ability to track height and cognitive development over time, with key constraints being the availability of longitudinal data and measures of ability that are comparable over time. This study evaluates the associations between height and assessments of reading, math, and science in a representative…
Trends in Systemic Inflammation and Its Relation to Socioeconomic Status in US Adults, 1971–2018
Systemic inflammation occurs when the immune system is chronically active due to repeated harmful exposures or dysregulation of the immune process. It is associated with the prevalence and poorer prognoses of many chronic diseases. Like many health indicators, its burden is often found to be greater in those of lower socioeconomic status. Little is known about how levels of systemic inflammation have changed over time in populations, nor how such…
Demography (16 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Birth, Development, and Health (12 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 works) · Population (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Body mass index (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works)