Correlates of overweight and obesity among lesbian and bisexual women.
Correlates of overweight and obesity among lesbian and bisexual women.
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女同性恋和双性恋女性超重和肥胖的相关性。
DOI：
10.1016/s0091-7435(03)00020-3
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发表时间：
2003
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Mays,VickieM
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文献类型：
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作者：
Yancey,AntronetteK;Cochran,SusanD;Corliss,HeatherL;Mays,VickieM
最近的研究发现女同性恋比异性恋女性更容易超重和肥胖。虽然这可能反映了人们对体重和体型的不同态度，但实际上人们对这一群体的风险因素知之甚少。这项研究调查了女同性恋和双性恋女性的肥胖和运动频率之间的关系。方法采用1209名洛杉矶地区女同性恋/双性恋女性的雪球样本进行数据分析。超重定义为BMI≥25kg /m2；BMI≥30为肥胖。评估社会人口学特征、运动频率、健康指标和体重相关措施之间的关联，以确定BMI和运动频率的独立预测因子。结果女同性恋者中超重和肥胖的患病率因种族/民族背景而异。较高的BMI与年龄较大、健康状况较差、受教育程度较低、同居关系和运动频率较低有关。较高的身体质量指数、超重的感觉和报告的有限健康状况被确定为不经常运动的独立预测因素。女性对体重状况的自我认知通常相当准确。结论：女同性恋和双性恋女性超重和肥胖的相关因素与异性恋女性的研究结果大致相当。没有证据表明女同性恋者较高的身体质量指数与较高的健康水平有关。
BACKGROUNDRecent studies find lesbians at greater risk for overweight and obesity than heterosexual women. While this may reflect differences in attitudes concerning weight and body shape, little is actually known about risk factors within this group. This study examines correlates of obesity and exercise frequency among lesbians and bisexual women.METHODSData from a snowball sample (n = 1209) of lesbians/bisexual women living in Los Angeles Country were utilized. Overweight was defined as BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2; obesity as BMI ≥ 30. Associations between sociodemographic characteristics, exercise frequency, health indicators, and weight-related measures were evaluated to identify independent predictors of BMI and exercise frequency.RESULTSPrevalence of overweight and obesity among lesbians varied by racial/ethnic background. Higher BMI was associated with older age, poorer health status, lower educational attainment, relationship cohabitation, and lower exercise frequency. Higher BMI, perceptions of being overweight, and reporting a limiting health condition were identified as independent predictors of infrequent exercise. Women were generally quite accurate in self-perceptions of weight status.CONCLUSIONSCorrelates of overweight and obesity among lesbians and bisexual women are generally comparable to those observed in studies of heterosexual women. Evidence that lesbians’ higher BMI is associated with higher levels of fitness is not supported.
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影响因子：
120.7
作者：
Mokdad, AH;Serdula, MK;Koplan, JP
通讯作者：
Koplan, JP
非裔美国女性的超重和抑郁症状。
DOI：
10.1006/pmed.2000.0712
发表时间：
2000
期刊：
Preventive medicine.
影响因子：
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作者：
Siegel,JM;Yancey,AK;McCarthy,WJ
通讯作者：
McCarthy,WJ
女同性恋者和体重和外表社会标准的内化。
影响因子：
1.1
作者：
Karen Heffernan
通讯作者：
Karen Heffernan
影响因子：
1.9
作者：
Dibble, Suzanne L;Roberts, Stephanie A;Paul, Steven M
通讯作者：
Paul, Steven M
影响因子：
12.7
作者：
Mays, VM;Cochran, SD
通讯作者：
Cochran, SD