TY - JOUR
T1 - Differences in eating and activity markers among normal weight, overweight, and obese rural women
AU - Pullen, Carol H
AU - Walker, Susan Noble
AU - Hageman, Patricia A.
AU - Boeckner, Linda S.
AU - Oberdorfer, Maureen K.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by funding (5 R01 NR04861) from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research. We express appreciation to: Matthew Rutledge, MA, Information Technologist, for designing and managing the computer systems used in this project; Cathy Vasko, BSN, RN, and Dawn Garcia, BSN, RN for their work as the research nurses/site coordinators; and Melody Hertzog, PhD, for her statistical support.
PY - 2005/9
Y1 - 2005/9
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine differences in healthy eating and physical activity behaviors and associated biomarkers among normal weight (body mass index [BMI] < 25), overweight (BMI 25-29.9), and obese (BMI ≥ 30) rural women. Methods: Random digit dialing was used to recruit 225 rural women (57.9 ± 5.6 years). Measures of healthy eating and physical activity were completed on the computer during individual sessions at the rural sites. Research nurses then assessed a battery of biomarkers of activity and eating, including blood lipids, blood pressure, cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max), and resting heart rate. Results: Major findings were differences across weight categories in daily calories consumed and expended, daily fruit servings, daily meat group servings, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, vital signs, and cardiorespiratory fitness. The obese women both consumed and expended significantly more calories daily than those in the other two weight groups. Obese women consumed significantly fewer fruit group servings than both the normal weight and overweight women. Obese women consumed significantly more meat group servings than overweight women. There also were significant differences in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, resting heart rate, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and cardiorespiratory fitness across the three weight groups. Conclusions: This study provides evidence of major differences in some eating and activity behaviors and biomarkers across BMI groups. Major differences exist between the normal weight and overweight group as compared to the obese group.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine differences in healthy eating and physical activity behaviors and associated biomarkers among normal weight (body mass index [BMI] < 25), overweight (BMI 25-29.9), and obese (BMI ≥ 30) rural women. Methods: Random digit dialing was used to recruit 225 rural women (57.9 ± 5.6 years). Measures of healthy eating and physical activity were completed on the computer during individual sessions at the rural sites. Research nurses then assessed a battery of biomarkers of activity and eating, including blood lipids, blood pressure, cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max), and resting heart rate. Results: Major findings were differences across weight categories in daily calories consumed and expended, daily fruit servings, daily meat group servings, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, vital signs, and cardiorespiratory fitness. The obese women both consumed and expended significantly more calories daily than those in the other two weight groups. Obese women consumed significantly fewer fruit group servings than both the normal weight and overweight women. Obese women consumed significantly more meat group servings than overweight women. There also were significant differences in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, resting heart rate, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and cardiorespiratory fitness across the three weight groups. Conclusions: This study provides evidence of major differences in some eating and activity behaviors and biomarkers across BMI groups. Major differences exist between the normal weight and overweight group as compared to the obese group.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.whi.2005.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.whi.2005.02.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 16165006
AN - SCOPUS:24744442571
VL - 15
SP - 209
EP - 215
JO - Women's Health Issues
JF - Women's Health Issues
SN - 1049-3867
IS - 5
ER -