Associations of Body Mass Index with Sexual Risk-Taking and Injection Drug Use among US High School Students

The purpose of this study was to determine if body mass index (BMI) is associated with behaviors that may increase risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among US high school students. We analyzed nationally representative data from the 2005–2011 national Youth Risk Behavior Sur...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Obesity Jg. 2014; H. 2014; S. bk1 - 10
Hauptverfasser: Galuska, Deborah A., Kann, Laura, Robin, Leah, Lowry, Richard
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Wiley
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Analysis
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Body Mass Index
Complications and side effects
Drug use
Female
Health aspects
High school students
HIV infection
Humans
Male
Obesity in adolescence
Overweight - psychology
Risk factors
Risk-Taking
Self Concept
Sexual behavior
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social Desirability
Students - psychology
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - psychology
Thinness - psychology
United States - epidemiology
United States
ISSN:2090-0708, 2090-0716, 2090-0716
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this study was to determine if body mass index (BMI) is associated with behaviors that may increase risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among US high school students. We analyzed nationally representative data from the 2005–2011 national Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS) to examine associations of BMI categories with sexual risk behaviors and injection drug use among sexually active high school students, using sex-stratified logistic regression models. Controlling for race/ethnicity and grade, among female and male students, both underweight (BMI < 5th percentile) and obesity (BMI ≥ 95th percentile) were associated with decreased odds of being currently sexually active (i.e., having had sexual intercourse during the past 3 months). However, among sexually active female students, obese females were more likely than normal weight females to have had 4 or more sex partners (odds ratio, OR = 1.59), not used a condom at last sexual intercourse (OR = 1.30), and injected illegal drugs (OR = 1.98). Among sexually active male students, overweight (85th percentile ≤ BMI < 95th percentile) was associated with not using a condom at last sexual intercourse (OR = 1.19) and obesity was associated with injection drug use (OR = 1.42). Among sexually active students, overweight and obesity may be indicators of increased risk for HIV and other STDs.
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Academic Editor: Aron Weller
ISSN:2090-0708
2090-0716
2090-0716
DOI:10.1155/2014/816071