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ArticleAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP2016

Differences in Weight-Related Behavioral Profiles by Sexual Orientation Among College Men: A Latent Class Analysis.

Nicole A VanKim, Darin J Erickson, Marla E Eisenberg, Katherine Lust, B R Simon Rosser, Melissa N Laska

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Article in American journal of health promotion : AJHP, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. College Climate and Sexual Orientation Differences in Weight Status.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2020
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  5. Differences in Chronic Disease Behavioral Indicators by Sexual Orientation and Sex.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicole A VanKimInstitute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, California nvankim@mail.sdsu.edu.
Darin J EricksonDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Marla E EisenbergDivision of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Katherine LustBoynton Health Service, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
B R Simon RosserDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Melissa N LaskaDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
University of Minnesota · USSan Diego State University · US

Funding

Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT)T32DK083250 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI KOTZ, CATHERINE M, LASKA, MELISSA N. · 2010 to 2024
$5.1M
Understanding Disparities in Obesity and Weight Behaviors by Sexual IdentityR21HD073120 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI LASKA, MELISSA N. · 2012 to 2013
$352k
NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD073120NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK083250
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo identify and describe homogenous classes of male college students based on their weight-related behaviors (e.g., eating habits, physical activity, and unhealthy weight control) and to examine differences by sexual orientation.

designStudy design was a cross-sectional sample of 2- and 4-year college students.

settingStudy setting was forty-six 2- and 4-year colleges in Minnesota. SUBJECTS: Study subjects comprised 10,406 college males. MEASURES: Measures were five categories of sexual orientation derived from self-reported sexual identity and behavior (heterosexual, discordant heterosexual [identifies as heterosexual and engages in same-sex sexual behavior], gay, bisexual, and unsure) and nine weight-related behaviors (including measures for eating habits, physical activity, and unhealthy weight control). ANALYSIS: Latent class models were fit for each of the five sexual orientation groups, using the nine weight-related behaviors.

resultsOverall, four classes were identified: "healthier eating habits" (prevalence range, 39.4%-77.3%), "moderate eating habits" (12.0%-30.2%), "unhealthy weight control" (2.6%-30.4%), and "healthier eating habits, more physically active" (35.8%). Heterosexual males exhibited all four patterns, gay and unsure males exhibited four patterns that included variations on the overall classes identified, discordant heterosexual males exhibited two patterns ("healthier eating habits" and "unhealthy weight control"), and bisexual males exhibited three patterns ("healthier eating habits," "moderate eating habits," and "unhealthy weight control").

conclusionFindings highlight the need for multibehavioral interventions for discordant heterosexual, gay, bisexual, and unsure college males, particularly around encouraging physical activity and reducing unhealthy weight control behaviors.

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DietExerciseBody WeightCross-Sectional StudiesFeeding BehaviorHumansMaleSexualityStudentsUniversitiesYoung AdultCollege MalesDietary IntakeHealth focus: physical activity, nutrition, and weight controlManuscript format: researchOutcome measure: behavioralPhysical ActivityPrevention ResearchResearch purpose: modeling/relationship testingSetting: stateSexual Orientation DisparitiesStrategy: skill building/behavior change and culture changeStudy design: nonexperimentalTarget population age: adultsTarget population circumstances: education and geographic locationUnhealthy Weight ControlYoung Adults

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PMID26305726
PMCPMC4767698
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