RISK OF EXCESS WEIGHT-GAIN IN UNIVERSITY WOMEN - A 3-YEAR COMMUNITY CONTROLLED ANALYSIS
RISK OF EXCESS WEIGHT-GAIN IN UNIVERSITY WOMEN - A 3-YEAR COMMUNITY CONTROLLED ANALYSIS
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DOI：
10.1016/0306-4603(85)90049-8
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发表时间：
1985-01-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
FOWLERJOHNSON, S
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作者：
HOVELL, MF;MEWBORN, CR;FOWLERJOHNSON, S
一个有代表性的大学新生女性样本与同龄社区女性的体重变化率进行了比较。大学女生平均体重增加0.73磅/月，比社区妇女快36倍。方差分析表明，大学女性获得显着更多的超重比社区妇女。在大学和社区妇女中，“可治疗的”超重的发生率分别为26%和9%。大学女生比社区女生体重增加15%以上的可能性高2.6-5.2倍。对大学女生的三年随访显示，大二和大三的平均体重稳定并下降。到了大三，平均体重恢复到接近大一的基线水平。平均体重减轻与强制性宿舍和自助餐厅食品服务的移动有关。年轻的成年大学女性（和男性）可能是特别重要的非临床研究人群，用于识别参与体重增加和自我纠正体重减轻的行为因素，这可能对制定更有效的肥胖预防计划有价值。
A representative sample of university freshman women were compared to same-aged community women for rate of weight change. University women gained a mean of 0.73 lbs/mo., 36 times faster than community women. Analysis of variance showed that university women gained significantly more excess weight than did community women. The incidence of developing "treatable" excess weight was 26% and 9% for university and community women, respectively. University women were 2.6-5.2 times as likely as community women to gain 15% or more above ideal weight. Three-year follow-up of university women showed a stabilization and reduction in mean weight for sophomore and junior years. By the junior year, average weight returned to near baseline levels as entering freshman. Mean excess weight loss was associated with a move from mandatory dormitory housing and cafeteria food services. Young adult university women (and men) may be especially important nonclinical study populations for identifying behavioral factors involved in weight gain and self-correcting weight loss, which could be valuable for development of more effective obesity prevention programs.