Attempts to lose weight among overweight and non-overweight adolescents: a cross-national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the global obesity epidemic, few studies have performed cross-national comparisons of adolescents' attempts to lose weight and weight control practices. This study aims to investigate matters mentioned above by weight status in Europe, Israel, and North America.

Methods

Nationally representative samples of adolescents from over 30 countries completed an anonymous, standardized questionnaire as part of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 2001/2002 survey. The prevalence and likelihood of attempts to lose weight were determined. The effect of weight status, self-perception of overweight, age and country of residence upon the likelihood of current attempts to lose weight were evaluated using multilevel multivariate logistic regression in separate ana

SUBMITTER: Ojala K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2174511 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature