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Perceived weight discrimination and high‐risk health‐related behaviors

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2017-07, Vol.25 (7), p.1183-1186 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2017 The Obesity Society ;2017 The Obesity Society. ;Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Jul 2017 ;ISSN: 1930-7381 ;EISSN: 1930-739X ;DOI: 10.1002/oby.21845 ;PMID: 28653501

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Title:
Perceived weight discrimination and high‐risk health‐related behaviors
Author: Sutin, Angelina R. ; Terracciano, Antonio
Subjects: Adult ; Age ; Automobile Driving ; Behavior ; Body Mass Index ; Body Weight ; Cigarette Smoking ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Depression - psychology ; Diet ; Drug use ; Drunk driving ; Education ; Ethnicity ; Exercise ; Female ; Gender ; Health Behavior ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Mental disorders ; Middle Aged ; Mortality ; Obesity ; Primary care ; Public health ; Questionnaires ; Racial discrimination ; Risk Factors ; Seat Belts ; Smoking ; Social Discrimination ; Stigma ; Studies ; Substance-Related Disorders ; Surveys and Questionnaires
Is Part Of: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2017-07, Vol.25 (7), p.1183-1186
Description: Objective Perceived weight discrimination has been associated with several health‐risk behaviors related to eating and physical activity. The purpose of this research is to test whether weight discrimination is associated with nonweight‐related high‐risk behaviors that put the individual's health at risk. Methods As part of a larger survey on health and well‐being, participants (N = 5,163) reported on their experiences with weight discrimination and their engagement in four high‐risk behaviors: current cigarette smoking, driving while intoxicated, risky sexual/drug use behaviors, and seat belt use. Logistic regression was used to test the association between weight discrimination and each behavior, controlling for relevant demographics and BMI. Results Perceived weight discrimination was associated with increased risk of cigarette smoking (odds ratio [OR] = 1.64, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.36‐1.99), driving while intoxicated (OR = 2.01, 95% CI = 1.60‐2.54), risky sexual/drug use behaviors (OR = 2.17, 95% CI = 1.69‐2.80), and not using a seat belt (OR = 1.53, 95% CI = 1.15‐2.03). With the exception of seat belt use, all associations remained significant controlling for depressive symptoms. Conclusions The results of this research indicate that the harmful associations between weight discrimination and health‐risk behaviors are not limited to behaviors related to eating and physical activity but extend to high‐risk behaviors that may contribute to the association between weight discrimination and poor health.
Publisher: United States: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1930-7381
EISSN: 1930-739X
DOI: 10.1002/oby.21845
PMID: 28653501
Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
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Perceived weight discrimination and high‐risk health‐related behaviors

2017 The Obesity Society ;2017 The Obesity Society. ;Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Jul 2017 ;ISSN: 1930-7381 ;EISSN: 1930-739X ;DOI: 10.1002/oby.21845 ;PMID: 28653501

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