Longitudinal Study of Body Mass Index in Young Males and the Transition to Fatherhood
Longitudinal Study of Body Mass Index in Young Males and the Transition to Fatherhood
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DOI：
10.1177/1557988315596224
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发表时间：
2016-11-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay
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作者：
Garfield, Craig F.;Duncan, Greg;Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay
尽管越来越多的人认识到健康的社会决定因素对身体质量指数（BMI）有影响，但父亲身份对年轻男性BMI的作用研究不足。这项纵向研究在全国代表性样本中检查了年轻男性从青春期过渡到父亲的BMI。从1994年开始，对10,253名男性进行了为期20年的纵向分析。一个“父亲年”的数据集被创建和BMI的变化进行了检查的基础上父亲的地位（非父亲，非居民父亲，居民父亲），父亲年和协变量。虽然年龄与所有男性的BMI呈正相关，但将非居民和居民父亲与非父亲进行比较，揭示了基于父亲身份的不同轨迹。父亲身份的进入与非居民和居民父亲的BMI轨迹增加有关，而非父亲在同一时期表现出下降。在这项基于人群的纵向研究中，父亲身份和居住状况对男性的BMI起着重要作用。为年轻男性设计从青春期开始并持续到成年早期的肥胖预防干预措施，应该针对这些人群的独特需求，可能会改善他们的健康状况。
Despite a growing understanding that the social determinants of health have an impact on body mass index (BMI), the role of fatherhood on young men's BMI is understudied. This longitudinal study examines BMI in young men over time as they transition from adolescence into fatherhood in a nationally representative sample. Data from all four waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health supported a 20-year longitudinal analysis of 10,253 men beginning in 1994. A "fatherhood-year" data set was created and changes in BMI were examined based on fatherhood status (nonfather, nonresident father, resident father), fatherhood years, and covariates. Though age is positively associated with BMI over all years for all men, comparing nonresident and resident fathers with nonfathers reveals different trajectories based on fatherhood status. Entrance into fatherhood is associated with an increase in BMI trajectory for both nonresident and resident fathers, while nonfathers exhibit a decrease over the same period. In this longitudinal, population-based study, fatherhood and residence status play a role in men's BMI. Designing obesity prevention interventions for young men that begin in adolescence and carry through young adulthood should target the distinctive needs of these populations, potentially improving their health outcomes.