Socio-economic differences in weight-control behaviours and barriers to weight control

Socio-economic differences in weight-control behaviours and barriers to weight control.

OBJECTIVE To examine socio-economic differences in weight-control behaviours (WCB) and barriers to weight control. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Data were obtained by means of a postal questionnaire. SUBJECTS A total of 1013 men and women aged 45-60 years residing in Brisbane, Australia (69·8 % response rate). RESULTS Binary and multinomial logistic regression analyses were pe...

The association of socio-economic determinants, dietary intake, self-perception and weight control behaviours with childhood overweight and obesity

A study on body weight perception and weight control behaviours among adolescents in Hong Kong.

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationships between body weight perceptions, estimated body mass index, gender, and weight control behaviours. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Three secondary schools in Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1132 secondary school forms 1 and 3 students. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The strength of agreement between perceived weight and estimated body mass index, ...

Unhealthy and healthy weight control behaviours among bus operators.

BACKGROUND Urban bus operators are an occupational group with high rates of overweight and obesity. Understanding methods bus operators use for weight control may be important; there may be increased risk for these workers to engage in less healthy weight management behaviours due to stressful working conditions. AIMS To examine the prevalence of unhealthy and healthy weight control behaviour...

The relationship between body weight perceptions, weight control behaviours and smoking status among adolescents.

OBJECTIVES This paper examines the relation between body weight perceptions, weight control behaviours and smoking status among a representative sample of Ontario students. METHODS Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between smoking status and perception of being overweight, and between smoking status and specific weight control behavio...