Socioeconomic status and weight control practices among 20- to 45-year-old women
Socioeconomic status and weight control practices among 20- to 45-year-old women
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.86.7.1005
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发表时间：
1996-07-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
French, SA
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作者：
Jeffery, RW;French, SA
目标。本研究考察了社会经济地位(SES)与女性体重控制实践的关系。通过对年龄、种族、吸烟和体重指数进行控制的多元回归分析，对998名不同经济状况的女性进行了关于节食习惯的多元回归分析。SES与健康但非不健康的体重控制做法呈正相关；与能量和脂肪摄入量呈负相关；与对体重的关注以及对健康饮食和锻炼的感知社会支持呈正相关。社会保障的梯度在收入分配的低端(即家庭年收入低于或等于10,000美元)尤为显著。体重指数中的SES梯度在控制态度和行为的分析中持续存在。经济上的匮乏可能是导致SES较低的女性肥胖率高的原因之一。这其中的原因需要进一步研究。
Objectives. This study examined the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and weight con trol practices in women.Methods. SES, defined by family income, was examined in an economically diverse sample of 998 women in relation to dieting practices by means of multivariate regression analyses controlling for age, ethnicity, smoking, and body mass index.Results. SES was positively associated with healthy, but not unhealthy, weight control practices; inversely related to energy and fat intake; and positively associated with weight concern and perceived social support for healthy eating and exercise. SES gradients were particularly striking at the low end of the income distribution (i.e., family income less than or equal to$10 000 per year). The SES gradient, in body mass index persisted in analyses controlling for attitudes and behaviors.Conclusions. Economic deprivation may contribute to high rates of obesity among lower SES women. The reasons for this require further research.