PREDICTING ENERGY BALANCE IN MIDLIFE WOMEN

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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of segmentation analyses to predict energy balance in midlife women. Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes in midlife. This is a critical time period for women because without regard for energy balance, there is potential for age-related weight gain as basal metabolic rate decreases with age. Highly predictive theoretical approaches are not available for the prediction of energy balance that adequately address the interplay between social cognitive factors and situational factors in the context of the environment. Segmentation analyses based on attitudinal factors (social cognitive) across eating situations (situation/environment) can be used to subdivide a large heterogeneous group of midlife women into smaller homogeneous segments that allow for effective tailored interventions. The results of this study can be used to develop tailored interventions that are highly relevant to specific segments of women resulting in maintenance of energy balance, thereby preventing overweight and associated risk for type 2 diabetes.