Relationship of pressure to be thin with gains in body weight and fat mass in adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sociocultural pressure to be thin is commonly reported by adolescents; yet, to what extent such pressure is associated with weight gain has not been evaluated longitudinally.

Objective

Examine whether pressure to be thin was positively associated with weight and fat gain in adolescents.

Methods

Participants were 196 healthy adolescent (age 15 ± 1 years old) girls (65%) and boys of varying weights (BMI 25 ± 7 kg/m² ) studied at baseline and 1-year follow-up. At baseline, adolescents and their mothers reported pressure to be thin by questionnaire. At baseline and follow-up, BMI was calculated, and fat mass was assessed with air displacement plethysmography. Multiple regression was used to examine associations between baseline pressure to be thin an

SUBMITTER: Suelter CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5433928 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature