Nalan Hakime Nogay1. 1. Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between eating behaviours and adiposity indicators including body mass index, waist-hip ratio and waist-height ratio in adolescents. METHODS: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at Kirklareli University Health College, Kirklareli, Turkey, from April to June 2014, and comprised students of the 2013-14 academic year. Height and weight were measured and students' body mass indexes were calculated. Waist and hip circumferences were measured. Eating behaviours were evaluated using the three-factor eating questionnaire. SPSS 15 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: Of the520, 353(67.9%) were female and 167(32.1%) were male. Cognitive restraint and emotional eating scores of females were significantly higher than those of males (p<0.05). Cognitive restraint scores of participants who were thin according to the body mass index were significantly lower than participants who were at normal weight and who were overweight (p<0.05). Body mass index was significantly and positively correlated to cognitive restraint and emotional eating subscales, whereas there was a significant negative correlation between emotional eating and waist-height ratio (p<0.05 each). Cognitive restraint regarding food intake and tendency to emotional eating increased the risk of obesity (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Being inclined to emotional eating and limiting food intake cognitively increased the risk of obesity.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between eating behaviours and adiposity indicators including body mass index, waist-hip ratio and waist-height ratio in adolescents. METHODS: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at Kirklareli University Health College, Kirklareli, Turkey, from April to June 2014, and comprised students of the 2013-14 academic year. Height and weight were measured and students' body mass indexes were calculated. Waist and hip circumferences were measured. Eating behaviours were evaluated using the three-factor eating questionnaire. SPSS 15 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: Of the520, 353(67.9%) were female and 167(32.1%) were male. Cognitive restraint and emotional eating scores of females were significantly higher than those of males (p<0.05). Cognitive restraint scores of participants who were thin according to the body mass index were significantly lower than participants who were at normal weight and who were overweight (p<0.05). Body mass index was significantly and positively correlated to cognitive restraint and emotional eating subscales, whereas there was a significant negative correlation between emotional eating and waist-height ratio (p<0.05 each). Cognitive restraint regarding food intake and tendency to emotional eating increased the risk of obesity (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Being inclined to emotional eating and limiting food intake cognitively increased the risk of obesity.