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AuthorNasrallah, Catherine
AuthorKimmel, Linda
AuthorKhaled, Salma M.
Available date2021-05-23T07:18:11Z
Publication Date2020-01-01
Publication NameEating Behaviors
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2020.101363
CitationNasrallah, Catherine, Linda Kimmel, and Salma M. Khaled. "Associations between weight loss difficulty, disordered eating behaviors and poor weight loss outcomes in Arab female university students." Eating behaviors 36 (2020): 101363.
ISSN14710153
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85077978834&origin=inward
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/18446
AbstractLittle is known about the impact of eating behaviors on weight management efforts among college students in non-Western settings. This study aimed to explore the relationship between eating behaviors, weight loss outcomes, and perceived weight loss difficulties (PWLD) among young Arab women trying to lose weight. A cross-sectional probability sample was used to recruit female university students aged 18 years and older in the state of Qatar. Participants (N = 937) completed an online survey measuring their attitudes and behaviors towards healthy eating, body image, and weight loss. More than two third (67.2%) reported facing difficulties when trying to lose weight and around one-third (31.2%) screened positive for disordered eating. Chi-squared and logistic regression analyses showed a strong and independent association between unsuccessful weight loss including lack of weight loss or maintenance after weight loss attempts, and PWLD (OR 8.6, p = .002). In addition, eating meals a few hours before sleeping (OR 1.98; p = .02) and having disordered eating (OR 2.28; p = .02) were positively associated with PWLD. BMI, weight loss goal and skipping breakfast were not associated with PWLD after adjustment for all covariates. Future studies are needed to develop better tools to comprehensively assess PWLD and validate against short- and long-term measured weight loss outcomes.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectArab women
Disordered eating
Eating behaviors
Perceived weight loss difficulties
University students
TitleAssociations between weight loss difficulty, disordered eating behaviors and poor weight loss outcomes in Arab female university students
TypeArticle
Volume Number36


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