Body weight dissatisfaction and its correlates among Brazilian adolescents

Christófaro, Diego Giulliano Destro; Dias, Raphael Mendes Ritti; Andrade, Selma Maffei de; Moraes, Augusto César Ferreira de; Cabrera, Marcos Aparecido Sarriá; Fernandes, Rômulo Araújo

doi:10.5935/medicalexpress.2015.01.07

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“…This result indicated that adolescents believed that they were overweight and/or obese. However, the percentage of adolescents who were overweight and/or obese was lower than the percentage of dissatisfaction feeling overweight [16,17,24]. The same result was found concerning dissatisfaction feeling underweight.…”

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confidence: 67%

“…BWD was found to be more common amongst female than male adolescents. Gender difference has already been noted in the literature [9,16,17,[24][25][26]. Social ideals of unreal beauty are transmitted in the mass media which promote the ideal body to be lean but highly muscular for boys, while for the girls, a slim body [27].…”

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confidence: 92%

“…There is no consensus in the literature concerning the association between BWD and physical inactivity. Some studies have shown an association [8,11], but others have not [16,24]. A possible argument is that BWD was measured in different components or dimensions [8,11,16,24].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In Brazil, the setting of this study, overall BWD ranges from 20% to 60% among adolescents [14,15]. However, few studies have investigated the association between BWD and behaviors related to cardiovascular risk in Brazilian adolescents, such as tobacco use [9], alcohol use [9] and physical inactivity [16,17]. In addition, no study has considered the two forms of BWD or the skipping of breakfast as a health-risk behavior.…”

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Body Weight Dissatisfaction Is Associated with Cardiovascular Health-Risk Behaviors among Brazilian Adolescents: Findings from a National Survey

Duarte¹,

Fujimori

Borges

et al. 2020

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Body weight dissatisfaction (BWD) among adolescents may be a predictor of adoption of health-risk behaviors. The study aimed to assess the gendered association between two forms of BWD (feeling underweight/overweight) and cardiovascular health-risk behaviors among Brazilian adolescents. This cross-sectional study used data from the National Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA) in Brazil, including 71,740 adolescents aged 12–17 years. BWD was defined as satisfied, dissatisfied feeling underweight and dissatisfied feeling overweight. We considered four health-risk behaviors: tobacco use, alcohol use, physical inactivity and skipping breakfast. Assessment of the associations between BWD and these behaviors were undertaken using logistic regression models. All analyses were stratified by gender. Analyses revealed that 14.9% of male adolescents and 14.5% of female adolescents were dissatisfied feeling underweight and 21.5% of males and 39.9% of females were dissatisfied feeling overweight. Among male adolescents, dissatisfied feeling overweight was associated with greater odds of physical inactivity and skipping breakfast. Among female adolescents, dissatisfied feeling underweight and overweight were associated with higher odds of alcohol use and skipping breakfast. These results highlight the importance of BWD and the association with a range of adolescent health behaviors increasing cardiovascular risk over the life course, depending on gender.

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confidence: 67%

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confidence: 92%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Body Weight Dissatisfaction Is Associated with Cardiovascular Health-Risk Behaviors among Brazilian Adolescents: Findings from a National Survey

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Borges

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“…Weight satisfaction, how one feels about his/her weight, also maybe associated with adolescents’ PA and dietary behaviors [ 20 ]. Research examining the relationship between weight satisfaction, PA and dietary behaviors among adolescents is limited and inconsistent [ 19 , 21 , 22 ]. Therefore, there is a need to examine this relationship among a nationally representative sample of US adolescents.…”

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The Association between US Adolescents’ Weight Status, Weight Perception, Weight Satisfaction, and Their Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors

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Greaney

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Background: It remain unclear that the association between weight status, weight perception, weight satisfaction and the clustering of physical activity (PA) and dietary behaviors in adolescents. Method: A cross-sectional analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Patterns Equivalents 2007–2014 data from adolescents aged 12–17 years (n = 2965) was conducted. Multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for demographic characteristics examined the association between weight status, weight perception, weight satisfaction, and the four created lifestyle groups (healthier behaviors, healthier diet only, physically active only, unhealthier behaviors). Results: Males with obesity were more likely to be in the healthier diet only group than males with a normal weight (OR = 1.90, 95% CI: 1.02, 3.52). Similar patterns were found in males who perceived themselves as being overweight or having obesity (OR = 2.09, 95% CI: 1.09, 3.99) and males with obesity who perceived their weight status accurately (OR = 2.33, 95% CI: 1.12, 4.88). Female respondents who were satisfied with their weight were 59% less likely to be in the healthier diet only group than healthier behaviors group compared with females who were weight dissatisfied (OR = 0.41, 95% CI: 0.23, 0.75). This pattern was not observed in males. Conclusions: Clustering PA and dietary behaviors were associated with weight status and weight perception for males but not females. Weight satisfaction was associated with clustered PA and dietary behaviors for females. These findings are important for obesity prevention policies and programs to better address adolescents’ obesity and reduce health disparities in this population.

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Does gender moderate the relationship between physical activity and body dissatisfaction among adolescents?

Sánchez‐Miguel

Sevil‐Serrano

Sánchez‐Oliva

et al. 2021

Journal of Gender Studies

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Body weight dissatisfaction and its correlates among Brazilian adolescents

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Body Weight Dissatisfaction Is Associated with Cardiovascular Health-Risk Behaviors among Brazilian Adolescents: Findings from a National Survey

Body Weight Dissatisfaction Is Associated with Cardiovascular Health-Risk Behaviors among Brazilian Adolescents: Findings from a National Survey

The Association between US Adolescents’ Weight Status, Weight Perception, Weight Satisfaction, and Their Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors

Does gender moderate the relationship between physical activity and body dissatisfaction among adolescents?

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