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Participation in weight-related sports is associated with higher use of unhealthful weight-control behaviors and steroid use.

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Vertalino, M; Eisenberg, ME; Story, M; Neumark-Sztainer, D
Published in: J Am Diet Assoc
March 2007

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether adolescents who participate in a weight-related sport are at increased risk for unhealthful weight-control behaviors and steroid use. DESIGN: This was a population-based study (Project EAT [Eating Among Teens]). SUBJECTS/SETTING: Subjects were 4,746 adolescents (50.2% males, 49.8% females) from 31 public middle and high schools in the Minneapolis/St Paul area of Minnesota. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS PERFORMED: Descriptive statistics, chi2 analyses, and multiple logistic regression were used. Data were adjusted for sociodemographic variables and body mass index. MAIN OUTCOME VARIABLES: Unhealthful weight-control behaviors and steroid use. RESULTS: More males (20.4%) than females (16.2%) reported participation in a weight-related sport. Males who reported participation in a weight-related sport had an increased risk of past-week vomiting (odds ratio [OR]=5.7), laxative use (OR=6.8), as well as past-year vomiting (OR=4.9), laxative use (OR=3.4), diuretic use (OR=6.0), and steroid use (OR=3.7), compared with those males who did not report participation. Females who reported participation in a weight-related sport had an increased risk of past week vomiting (OR=2.1), as well as past year vomiting (OR=2.0), laxative use (OR=2.6), and steroid use (OR=2.6), compared with those who did not report participation in a weight-related sport. CONCLUSIONS: The current study shows that participation in a sport that adolescents perceive as emphasizing weight is strongly associated with unhealthful weight-control behaviors and steroid use. Preventive efforts, targeting parents, coaches, and adolescents are needed to decrease this risk.

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J Am Diet Assoc

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ISSN

0002-8223

Publication Date

March 2007

Volume

107

Issue

3

Start / End Page

434 / 440

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vomiting
  • Steroids
  • Sports
  • Risk Factors
  • Odds Ratio
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Minnesota
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Humans
 

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Vertalino, M., Eisenberg, M. E., Story, M., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2007). Participation in weight-related sports is associated with higher use of unhealthful weight-control behaviors and steroid use. J Am Diet Assoc, 107(3), 434–440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2006.12.010
Vertalino, Maggie, Marla E. Eisenberg, Mary Story, and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer. “Participation in weight-related sports is associated with higher use of unhealthful weight-control behaviors and steroid use.J Am Diet Assoc 107, no. 3 (March 2007): 434–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2006.12.010.
Vertalino M, Eisenberg ME, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Participation in weight-related sports is associated with higher use of unhealthful weight-control behaviors and steroid use. J Am Diet Assoc. 2007 Mar;107(3):434–40.
Vertalino, Maggie, et al. “Participation in weight-related sports is associated with higher use of unhealthful weight-control behaviors and steroid use.J Am Diet Assoc, vol. 107, no. 3, Mar. 2007, pp. 434–40. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jada.2006.12.010.
Vertalino M, Eisenberg ME, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Participation in weight-related sports is associated with higher use of unhealthful weight-control behaviors and steroid use. J Am Diet Assoc. 2007 Mar;107(3):434–440.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Am Diet Assoc

DOI

ISSN

0002-8223

Publication Date

March 2007

Volume

107

Issue

3

Start / End Page

434 / 440

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vomiting
  • Steroids
  • Sports
  • Risk Factors
  • Odds Ratio
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Minnesota
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Humans