Influence of social factors on weight-related behaviors according to gender in the French adult population

• Published in: Appetite Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 703 - 709
• Main Authors: Pigeyre, Marie, Duhamel, Alain, Poulain, Jean-Pierre, Rousseaux, Julien, Barbe, Pierre, Jeanneau, Sandrine, Tibère, Laurence, Romon, Monique
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2012
• Subjects: Adult; adults; age; body image; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; consciousness; Cross-Sectional Studies; Eating behavior; eating habits; Exercise; Feeding Behavior; Female; France; gender differences; Humans; ideal body weight; ingestion; Male; Middle Aged; obesity; Obesity - psychology; Perception of weight appropriateness; Physical activity; questionnaires; restricted feeding; Self Concept; Sex Factors; smoking (habit); Smoking status; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic position; socioeconomic status; Surveys and Questionnaires; Television; TV viewing; weight control; women; France; TV viewing; Smoking status; Perception of weight appropriateness; Physical activity; Socioeconomic position; Eating behavior

► BMI is related to SEP in women only, independently of the other BMI-associated factors. ► The SEP gradient is the same in both genders for restrained eating, physical activity and TV viewing. ► The SEP gradient differs according to gender for smoking status and weight consciousness. ► The differen...