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- Title
Disordered Eating Behaviors Are Associated with Gestational Weight Gain in Adolescents.
- Authors
Sámano, Reyna; Ortiz-Hernández, Luis; Martínez-Rojano, Hugo; Nájera-Medina, Oralia; Chico-Barba, Gabriela; Sánchez-Jiménez, Bernarda; Cruz-Cruz, Jessica; Echenique-González, María José
- Abstract
Disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) and adolescent pregnancy are public health problems. Among adolescents, there is little evidence concerning the relationship of DEB with gestational weight gain (GWG) and the birth weight and length of their offspring. We aimed to determine the association between DEB with GWG and the weight and length of adolescents' offspring. We conducted a study with 379 participants. To evaluate DEB, we applied a validated scale. We identified three factors from DEB by factorial analysis: restrictive, compensatory, and binge–purge behaviors. The main events were GWG and offspring's birth weight and length. We performed linear regression models. We found that 50% of adolescents have at least one DEB. Excessive and insufficient GWG were 37 and 34%, respectively. The median GWG was 13 kg; adolescents with restrictive behaviors had higher GWG (13 vs. 12 kg, p = 0.023). After adjusting for pregestational body mass index and other covariables, the restrictive (β = 0.67, p = 0.039), compensatory (β = 0.65, p = 0.044), and binge–purge behaviors (β = 0.54, p = 0.013) were associated with higher GWG. We did not find an association between the birth weight and length of newborns with DEB, and suggest that DEB is associated with GWG but not with the birth weight or length of the offspring.
- Subjects
FOOD habits; WEIGHT gain in pregnancy; STATURE; RISK-taking behavior; CHILD nutrition; EATING disorders in adolescence; REGRESSION analysis; BIRTH weight; TEENAGE pregnancy; FACTOR analysis; TEENAGERS' conduct of life; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; STATISTICAL correlation; BODY mass index
- Publication
Nutrients, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 9, p3186
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu13093186