TY - JOUR
T1 - Weight change among self-reported dieters and non-dieters in white and African American men and women
AU - Juhaeri,
AU - Stevens, J.
AU - Chambless, L. E.
AU - Tyroler, H. A.
AU - Harp, J.
AU - Jones, D.
AU - Arnett, D.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Few studies have examined the association between dieting and weight change in general population and results have been inconsistent. To the best of our knowledge, no such study has been done in middle-aged African Americans. We examined 10,554 white and African American men and women who were participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study and attended examinations between 1986 and 1994. We found that the prevalence of dieting in white women, white men, African American women, and African American men was 6.5, 2.3, 3.5, and 0.9%, respectively. After controlling for the covariates, the difference in the mean annual weight gain between dieters and non-dieters was 0.61, 0.46, and 0.59 kg/year among white women, white men, and African American women, respectively. In conclusion, in this cohort of white men and women and African American women aged 45-64 years, self-reported dieting was associated with a larger mean annual weight gain than non-dieting over a period of 6 years.
AB - Few studies have examined the association between dieting and weight change in general population and results have been inconsistent. To the best of our knowledge, no such study has been done in middle-aged African Americans. We examined 10,554 white and African American men and women who were participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study and attended examinations between 1986 and 1994. We found that the prevalence of dieting in white women, white men, African American women, and African American men was 6.5, 2.3, 3.5, and 0.9%, respectively. After controlling for the covariates, the difference in the mean annual weight gain between dieters and non-dieters was 0.61, 0.46, and 0.59 kg/year among white women, white men, and African American women, respectively. In conclusion, in this cohort of white men and women and African American women aged 45-64 years, self-reported dieting was associated with a larger mean annual weight gain than non-dieting over a period of 6 years.
KW - Dieting
KW - Ethnicity
KW - Prospective study
KW - Self-report
KW - Weight change
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1016270128624
DO - 10.1023/A:1016270128624
M3 - Article
C2 - 12188010
AN - SCOPUS:0035745278
SN - 0393-2990
VL - 17
SP - 917
EP - 923
JO - European Journal of Epidemiology
JF - European Journal of Epidemiology
IS - 10
ER -