Trends in Weight Management Goals and Behaviors Among 9th–12th Grade Students — United States, 1999–2009

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• Alternative Title:
  Matern Child Health J
• Personal Author:
  Demissie, Zewditu ; Lowry, Richard ; Eaton, Danice K. ; Nihiser, Allison J.
• Description:
  Objective ; To examine trends in weight management goals and behaviors among U.S. high school students during 1999–2009. ; Methods ; Data from 6 biennial cycles (1999–2009) of the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey were analyzed. Cross-sectional, nationally representative samples of 9th–12th grade students (approximately 14,000 students/cycle) completed self-administered questionnaires. Logistic regression models adjusted for grade, race/ethnicity, and obesity were used to test for trends in weight management goals and behaviors among subgroups of students. ; Results ; Combined prevalences and trends differed by sex and by race/ethnicity and weight status within sex. During 1999–2009, the prevalence of female students trying to gain weight decreased (7.6%–5.7%). Among female students trying to lose or stay the same weight, prevalences decreased for eating less (69.6%–63.2%); fasting (23.3%–17.6%); using diet pills/powders/liquids (13.7%–7.8%); and vomiting/laxatives (9.5%–6.6%) for weight control. ; Conclusion ; Weight management goals and behaviors changed during 1999–2009 and differed by subgroup. To combat the use of unhealthy weight control behaviors, efforts may be needed to teach adolescents about recommended weight management strategies and avoiding the risks associated with unhealthy methods.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Black or African American
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
  • Body Weight
  • Exercise
  • Female
  • Goals
  • Health Behavior
  • Hispanic or Latino
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Adolescent
  • Weight control
  • Trend
  • Gender differences
  • Ethnic groups
• Source:
  Matern Child Health J. 19(1):74-83
• Pubmed ID:
  24781877
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10947414
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/151738/cdc_151738_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 415.05 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:54cccf299510751fc8f451246c7e0741a99d54b05d8bd8e839cfbf0910b9fe86