Intimate Partner Violence and 5-Year Weight Change in Young Women: A Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence (IPV) and obesity are national public health problems that are potentially associated. We examined the association between IPV exposure and 5-year weight gain in young women. We also examined whether depressive mood conferred additional increases in weight gain.

Materials and methods

Analyses were conducted among women in Project EAT, a longitudinal cohort study of weight-related health, which has collected data at three 5-year survey waves: "EAT I" (mean age 15 years), "EAT II" (mean age 19 years), and "EAT III" (mean age 25 years). Height and body weight were self-reported at each survey wave. IPV victimization and depressive mood were assessed on the EAT II survey. The study comprised women with data on IPV and body mass index (BMI) (N

SUBMITTER: Mason SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5512312 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature