| Literature DB >> 21768003 |
Diego Augusto Santos Silva1, Markus Vinicius Nahas, Thiago Ferreira de Sousa, Giovâni Firpo Del Duca, Karen Glazer Peres.
Abstract
We investigated the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction (BID) and associated factors in Florianopolis, Brazil. BID was analyzed in a sample (N=1720) of adults through the Figure Rating Scale. The independent variables were sociodemographic factors, health behaviors, and morbidities. A multinomial logistic regression analysis was used. More men (14.2%) than women (6.1%) presented BID by being lighter than ideal (LI). Conversely, more women (66.6%) than men (46.3%) showed BID by being heavier than ideal (HI). BID by being HI was higher among older women, those with high BMI and those with a partner. In men, lower BMI and the presence of common mental disorders were associated with BID due to being LI. Advanced ages, alcohol abuse, physical inactivity, and obesity were associated with BID due to being HI. We must consider different public health interventions for men and women to reduce BID in Brazilian adults.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID： 21768003 DOI： 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.05.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Body Image ISSN： 1740-1445