Marital status changes and body weight changes: a US longitudinal analysis

Sobal, Jeffery; Rauschenbach, Barbara S.; Frongillo, Edward A.

doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(02)00155-7

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“…The sociodemographic profile of healthy weight women with children in this study is not dissimilar to that suggested by other recent evidence. For example, the finding that women who were unmarried were of more healthy weight status than those who were married is consistent with many previous studies using both cross-sectional 37 and longitudinal 3,38,39 designs. Similarly, the finding that younger women were of more healthy weight status than older women is consistent with the well-established pattern of women gaining weight throughout the adult life.…”

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Sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of weight status among women with children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods

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Objective: To investigate sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics associated with weight status among women with children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Methods and procedures: A total of 1680 women aged 18-46 years, living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods with dependent children (aged 0-18 years), provided self-report data on height and weight and a range of sociodemographic and behavioural (for example, dietary intake, physical activity and time spent sitting) characteristics. Results: Half of the women were classified as having a healthy weight (body mass index ¼ 18.5-25). Bivariable ordinal logistic regression analyses indicated that a healthy weight status was associated with a range of sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics. In a multivariable model, a healthy weight status among women was associated with being younger and unmarried, speaking a language other than English at home, having a medium or high level of education, and a partner with a high level of education, having a high household income, spending more time engaged in leisure-time physical activity and less time spent sitting, and having a lower consumption of soft drink. Discussion: The present findings highlight that a considerable proportion of women with children living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods manage to maintain a healthy weight. Acknowledging the cross-sectional nature of this study, strategies aimed at helping women with children in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas to maintain their weight should focus on increasing physical activity, and reducing sitting time and soft drink consumption.

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Sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of weight status among women with children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods

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“…This finding is consistent with previous studies from the United States in which married women are more likely to have a high BMI [20,24]. Previous studies from the United States have suggested that marriage protects a woman’s health by providing greater economic resources and social support, which can facilitate access to healthy foods or the adoption of healthy behaviors [40].…”

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“…Studies in Western countries have demonstrated that among women, unmarried status is associated with a lower body mass index (BMI) [19–21]. Other studies have suggested that women control their weights to maintain a thinner, more attractive physique before marriage [22,23], but tend to gain weight after marriage because of an increase in social interactions and their roles as wives and mothers [24]. However, only a few studies have investigated the relationship between marital status and body weight in Asian countries.…”

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Wealth gradient-based divergence in the prevalence of underweight among women by marital status in Quoc Oai district, Vietnam

Heo

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Background: The prevalence of underweight is high among women in Asian countries, despite nutritional changes in the region. Previous studies have demonstrated independent associations between female body weight, marital status and economic status. However, few studies have investigated possible interaction between marital and economic status in relation to Asian women’s body weight. Objective: This study aimed to test associations between household wealth, marital status and underweight among women living in the Quoc Oai district of Vietnam and to identify wealth–marital status interaction in relation to body weight in these women. Methods: Data from 1087 women aged 19–60 years were collected via a baseline community survey conducted in the Quoc Oai district of Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2016. Underweight was defined using an Asian-specific body mass index cut-off (<18.5 kg/m2). Marital status was dichotomized into ‘never married’ and ‘ever married.’ Economic status was measured using household wealth index quintiles. Multivariable logistic regressions tested association between wealth and underweight after adjusting for marital status and other confounders. An interaction term (wealth index*marital status) was fitted to determine whether the association between wealth and body weight is modified by marital status. Results: Our results show that underweight was independently associated with a wealth status (odds ratio [OR]: 0.88, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.79–0.98, p = 0.026) and ever-married status (OR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.34–0.75, p = 0.002). A significant interaction effect (OR: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.50–0.90, p = 0.010) indicated that wealthy married women were less likely to be underweight, whereas wealthy never-married women were more likely to be underweight. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the interaction between wealth and marital status has divergent effects on underweight among Asian women. Interventions to reduce underweight among Asian women should simultaneously consider economic and marital status.

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“…Higher overweight and obesity prevalence rates among people in a stable relation have been reported in a longitudinal national study, conducted for ten years with the population in the United States 15 , just like the Brazilians who participated in VIGITEL, in 2006 11 . However, the increasing trend in such prevalence rates was observed among women from 2006 to 2009, regardless of marital status.…”

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Variação temporal na prevalência do excesso de peso e obesidade em adultos: Brasil, 2006 a 2009

Gigante

França

Sardinha

et al. 2011

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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Overweight and obesity are public health issues that affect an important part of the world population. This study aims at describing the trends in overweight and obesity prevalence rates from 2006 to 2009, by means of telephone surveys in 27 Brazilian cities, with a population aged 18 years or older. The body mass index (BMI) was calculated by the reported height and weight; overweight and obesity were considered as BMI ≥25 kg/m2 and ≥30 kg/m2, respectively. Temporal variation in overweight and obesity prevalence is presented for men and women, according to age group, schooling, stable relationship, and skin color. Poisson regression was used for the analysis. Overweight prevalence was 43.0, 42.7, 44.2 and 46.6%,for each year of the period from 2006 to 2009, respectively. For obesity, in the same period, the trend was: 11.4, 12.7, 13.2 and 13.8%. The temporal trend varied in relation to some demographic and socioeconomic variables. The prevalence was higher among women and young adults. The temporal trend was independent of the relationship status of the interviewees, but the prevalence was higher among white women and those with less years of schooling. The results in this study confirmed the urgent need for effective prevention and control measures, as the increasing trend is occurring in a short period of time, especially among youngsters.

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Marital status changes and body weight changes: a US longitudinal analysis

Cited by 205 publications

References 70 publications

Sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of weight status among women with children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods

Sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of weight status among women with children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods

Wealth gradient-based divergence in the prevalence of underweight among women by marital status in Quoc Oai district, Vietnam

Variação temporal na prevalência do excesso de peso e obesidade em adultos: Brasil, 2006 a 2009

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