Weight-based discrimination and disordered eating behaviors in a cohort of U.S. sexual minority young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Though prevalent, weight-based discrimination is understudied and has been linked to disordered eating behaviors (DEB) among adolescents and adults. Sexual minority populations experience elevated risk of DEB, but little is known about the role of weight discrimination in this elevated risk.

Methods

Participants were 1257 sexual minority women and men (ages 18-31 years) in the US Growing Up Today Study cohort. We examined cross-sectional associations between weight discrimination victimization and three DEB in the past year: unhealthy weight control behaviors, overeating, and binge eating. Generalized estimating equations, adjusted for potential confounders, were used to estimate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results

Three in 10

SUBMITTER: Gordon AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10592576 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature