Jeffery R W, French S A
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454-1015, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1996 Jul;86(7):1005-10. doi: 10.2105/ajph.86.7.1005.
This study examined the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and weight control practices in women.
SES, defined by family income, was examined in an economically diverse sample of 998 women in relation to dieting practices by means of multivariate regression analyses controlling for age, ethnicity, smoking, and body mass index.
SES was positively associated with healthy, but not unhealthy, weight control practices; inversely related to energy and fat intake; and positively associated with weight concern and perceived social support for healthy eating and exercise. SES gradients were particularly striking at the low end of the income distribution (i.e., family income < or = $10,000 per year). The SES gradient in body mass index persisted in analyses controlling for attitudes and behaviors.
Economic deprivation may contribute to high rates of obesity among lower SES women. The reasons for this require further research.
本研究探讨了社会经济地位(SES)与女性体重控制行为之间的关系。
通过多元回归分析,在一个经济状况多样的包含998名女性的样本中,研究了由家庭收入定义的SES与节食行为之间的关系,分析过程控制了年龄、种族、吸烟状况和体重指数。
SES与健康的体重控制行为呈正相关,但与不健康的体重控制行为无关;与能量和脂肪摄入呈负相关;与体重关注以及对健康饮食和锻炼的社会支持感呈正相关。SES梯度在收入分布的低端(即家庭年收入≤10,000美元)尤为明显。在控制了态度和行为的分析中,SES在体重指数方面的梯度依然存在。
经济贫困可能导致低SES女性肥胖率较高。其原因有待进一步研究。