TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and correlates of weight gain attempts across five countries
AU - Ganson, Kyle T.
AU - Nagata, Jason M.
AU - Lavender, Jason M.
AU - Rodgers, Rachel F.
AU - L. Cunningham, Mitchell
AU - Murray, Stuart B.
AU - Hammond, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Objective: To determine the prevalence and correlates of weight gain attempts in a pooled sample of adults aged 18 and older from Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Mexico. Method: Data collected during 2 years (2018 and 2019) of the International Food Policy Study (N = 42,108) were analyzed. Unadjusted 12-month prevalence of weight gain attempts was estimated based on body mass index (BMI; kg/m2), weight perception, country, survey year, and sex. Logistic regression analyses were estimated to determine the sociodemographic correlates (age, race/ethnicity, education, BMI, weight perception, weight perception accuracy, and self-rated mental health) of weight gain attempts among the pooled sample stratified by sex. Results: Men (10.4%) were significantly more likely than women (5.4%) to report weight gain attempts (p <.001). Nearly one in five (17.1%) men with a BMI in the “normal” range (≥18.5 to <25.0) reported weight gain attempts. Among both men and women, minority group identity was associated with higher odds, while older age and higher BMI category were associated with lower odds, of reporting weight gain attempts. Country differences over the two survey years showed the prevalence of weight gain attempts in 2019 (vs. 2018) was higher among women in Australia (p <.05) and men in the United States (p <.01). Discussion: Weight gain attempts are more common among men, compared to women, across five countries, potentially reflecting the global salience of the pursuit of a muscular body.
AB - Objective: To determine the prevalence and correlates of weight gain attempts in a pooled sample of adults aged 18 and older from Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Mexico. Method: Data collected during 2 years (2018 and 2019) of the International Food Policy Study (N = 42,108) were analyzed. Unadjusted 12-month prevalence of weight gain attempts was estimated based on body mass index (BMI; kg/m2), weight perception, country, survey year, and sex. Logistic regression analyses were estimated to determine the sociodemographic correlates (age, race/ethnicity, education, BMI, weight perception, weight perception accuracy, and self-rated mental health) of weight gain attempts among the pooled sample stratified by sex. Results: Men (10.4%) were significantly more likely than women (5.4%) to report weight gain attempts (p <.001). Nearly one in five (17.1%) men with a BMI in the “normal” range (≥18.5 to <25.0) reported weight gain attempts. Among both men and women, minority group identity was associated with higher odds, while older age and higher BMI category were associated with lower odds, of reporting weight gain attempts. Country differences over the two survey years showed the prevalence of weight gain attempts in 2019 (vs. 2018) was higher among women in Australia (p <.05) and men in the United States (p <.01). Discussion: Weight gain attempts are more common among men, compared to women, across five countries, potentially reflecting the global salience of the pursuit of a muscular body.
KW - Australia
KW - United States
KW - body ideals
KW - disordered eating
KW - international
KW - men
KW - muscularity
KW - weight gain attempts
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U2 - 10.1002/eat.23595
DO - 10.1002/eat.23595
M3 - Article
C2 - 34415082
AN - SCOPUS:85113152893
SN - 0276-3478
VL - 54
SP - 1829
EP - 1842
JO - International Journal of Eating Disorders
JF - International Journal of Eating Disorders
IS - 10
ER -