Body Image and Nutritional Status Are Associated with Physical Activity in Men and Women: The ELSA-Brasil Study

Coelho, Carolina Gomes; Giatti, Luana; Molina, María del Carmen Bisi; Nunes, Maria Angélica; Barreto, Sandhi Maria

doi:10.3390/ijerph120606179

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“…The positive association between BID and physical activity was also observed by Coelho et al [ 33 ] in a study of the ELSA-Brasil population. They demonstrated a lower a likelihood of women’s practising moderate physical activity (OR = 0.37; 95% CI = 0.22–0.59 when dissatisfied at being LI and OR = 0.69; 95% CI = 0.54–0.87 when dissatisfied at being HI) and of men’s practising strong physical activity (OR = 0.57; 95% CI = 0.42–0.79 when dissatisfied at being LI and OR = 0.63; 95% CI = 0.50–0.79 when dissatisfied at being HI).…”

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Association between Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Rated Health, as Mediated by Physical Activity and Eating Habits: Structural Equation Modelling in ELSA-Brasil

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Guimarães

Griep

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This study investigated whether the association between body image dissatisfaction and poor self-rated health is mediated by insufficient physical activity and unhealthy eating habits. The participants were 6727 men and 8037 women from the baseline (2008–2010) of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto, ELSA-Brasil). Structural equation modelling was used. Associations were found between body image dissatisfaction and poor self-rated health in both sexes. Insufficient physical activity was a mediator. However, unhealthy eating habits were found to exert a mediator effect only via insufficient physical activity. Body image dissatisfaction was found to associate, both directly and possibly indirectly, with poor self-rated health, mediated by insufficient physical activity and unhealthy eating habits. Accordingly, encouraging physical activity and healthy eating can contribute to reducing body image dissatisfaction and favour better self-rated health.

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Association between Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Rated Health, as Mediated by Physical Activity and Eating Habits: Structural Equation Modelling in ELSA-Brasil

Silva

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“…Moreover, physical activity level was significant for BIBCI subscales in women and men, and this relationship is commonly reported in previous studies. 2,40 According to those studies, individuals who practice physical activities have a different perception of body image and often change their activities according to their interpretations with relation to the body. The results highlight the importance that these characteristics can have for eating and body change strategies.…”

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Strategies for eating and body change among Brazilian women and men

Silva

Marôco

Campos

2020

Trends Psychiatry Psychother.

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Objectives: Our study was conducted to adapt the Body Image and Body Change Inventory (BIBCI) for Portuguese; to evaluate the BIBCI's psychometric properties in samples of university students; to calculate the prevalence of strategies for eating and body change among students; and to evaluate the impact of demographic, social, and anthropometric characteristics on the BIBCI subscales. Methods: 798 students (women = 63%) answered the Portuguese translation of the BIBCI and answered a demographic questionnaire. All analyses were performed separately for women and men. The BIBCI's psychometric properties were estimated using confirmatory factor analysis. Mean scores were calculated for each BIBCI subscale. A multivariate regression model was tested to evaluate the impact of demographic, social, and anthropometric characteristics on mean BIBCI subscale scores. Results: The psychometric properties of the BIBCI were adequate in the samples analyzed. The BIBCI subscales scores did not differ according to sex. According to the cutoff points adopted, most of the students were classified in the very low category of the BIBCI subscales. For women, characteristics such as self-reported eating assessment, economic class, physical activity level, and work were significant. For men, only physical activity level was significant. Conclusion: The Portuguese translation of the BIBCI was presented and its psychometric properties were found to be adequate in the samples analyzed. The models identified significant characteristics that can be used in intervention protocols for preventing inappropriate behaviors in relation to body image and eating.

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“…In contrast to previous cross‐sectional research and studies that explored direct associations between variables (e.g. Balluck et al., ; Coelho et al., ), our investigation allowed for a more thorough prospective testing of associations between BAS, F&V and energy‐dense food intake, MVPA, and objectively measured BMI z ‐scores in adolescents from the general population. Thus, our research expands on previous research conducted in clinical populations of adolescents or only in groups of underweight or overweight and obese adolescents (Sonneville et al., ), and shows that these associations seem to be consistent across the range of body weight status and in a large sample of both boys and girls.…”

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“…Importantly, most of this research tested only direct associations between BAS, nutrition behaviour, and physical activity indicators, and BMI (e.g. Coelho, Giatt, Molin, Nunes, & Barreto, 2015). Indirect effects of energy expenditure behaviours mediating the relationship between BAS and body mass were not investigated.…”

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Gender‐Specific Body Areas Satisfaction and Body Weight Status in Adolescents: Mediating Effects of Physical Activity, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Energy‐Dense Food Intake

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Chan

Kruk

et al. 2018

Applied Psych Health & Well

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Background Body satisfaction is one of the key modifiable cognitive determinants of eating behaviours, physical activity, and body mass index (BMI). As the sociocultural models suggest, low body satisfaction may explain unhealthy eating and exercise behaviours. Importantly, body satisfaction levels and body areas that individuals focus on vary across genders. This study aims at investigating links between the global index of body areas satisfaction (BAS), gender‐specific BAS, fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake, energy‐dense foods intake, moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and BMI. Methods In all, 1,254 adolescents completed questionnaires and had their weight and height objectively measured with 2‐ and 13‐month follow‐ups. Indirect effects of three indices of BAS were tested in three models (male‐specific BAS amongst boys; female‐specific BAS amongst girls; the global BAS index in the total sample). Results Higher levels of all three BAS indices indirectly predicted lower BMI, with higher MVPA mediating this effect. In addition, higher energy‐dense foods intake mediated higher global BAS–higher BMI relationship in the total sample. Thus, the global index of BAS acts as double‐edged sword, predicting both higher MVPA and energy‐dense foods intake. Conclusion BAS may operate in a complex manner, predicting behaviours which may have opposite effects on BMI.

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Body Image and Nutritional Status Are Associated with Physical Activity in Men and Women: The ELSA-Brasil Study

Cited by 42 publications

References 59 publications

Association between Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Rated Health, as Mediated by Physical Activity and Eating Habits: Structural Equation Modelling in ELSA-Brasil

Association between Body Image Dissatisfaction and Self-Rated Health, as Mediated by Physical Activity and Eating Habits: Structural Equation Modelling in ELSA-Brasil

Strategies for eating and body change among Brazilian women and men

Gender‐Specific Body Areas Satisfaction and Body Weight Status in Adolescents: Mediating Effects of Physical Activity, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Energy‐Dense Food Intake

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