Sex differences in weight perception and nutritional behaviour in adults with cystic fibrosis

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics : the Official Journal of the British Dietetic Association
S Walters

Abstract

Good nutritional status in cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with improved clinical status and survival. In some conditions where dietary and pharmacological treatment are important (e.g. diabetes), a combination of eating disorders and failure of treatment compliance has been reported. Cases of eating disorders have been reported in CF. Societal pressures on young women to remain slim may compromise optimum clinical management as women are content to remain underweight. To determine whether women have different perception of their weight than men with CF and whether this manifests in different nutritional behaviour. Confidential postal questionnaire to 1870 adults with CF in 1994 known to the Association of Cystic Fibrosis Adults (UK). Participants were asked their own weight and height, and their perception of their weight. Very underweight was defined as < 85% ideal body weight, underweight as 85-94%, normal weight as 95-104%, overweight as 105-114% and very overweight as 115% and over. A significantly higher proportion of women than men who are very underweight (29% vs. 11%) or underweight (41% vs. 15%) saw themselves as being of normal weight or overweight. Conversely, a significantly higher proportion of men than women w...Continue Reading

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