2018
Household food insecurity is associated with binge‐eating disorder and obesity
Rasmusson G, Lydecker JA, Coffino JA, White MA, Grilo CM. Household food insecurity is associated with binge‐eating disorder and obesity. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2018, 52: 28-35. PMID: 30565270, PMCID: PMC6584603, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBinge-eating disorderLow food securityHealthy weightPhysical health problemsHierarchical logistic regressionExcess weightFood insecurityStudy groupHousehold food insecurityObesityPsychiatric treatmentHealth problemsOverall associationBinge eatingPreventative interventionsLogistic regressionReference groupLow-income AmericansOvereatingDisordersAssociationSurvey respondentsGroupBinge
2015
The Influence of Race in the Association Between Weight Status and Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents
Sanderson J, Desai M, White M. The Influence of Race in the Association Between Weight Status and Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents. American Journal Of Health Education 2015, 46: 255-265. DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2015.1055017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy weight peersWeight statusRisk behaviorsObese adolescentsHealth risk behaviorsChi-square testRace/ethnicityObese malesHealth Education PracticeObese femalesHigh prevalenceOverweight adolescentsGreater oddsLogistic regressionPrevention effortsViolent behaviorSubstance useYouth Risk Behavior Survey dataInfluence of raceAdolescentsHispanic adolescentsHigh rateMarijuana useAssociationOdds
2014
The internalization of weight bias is associated with severe eating pathology among lean individuals
Schvey NA, White MA. The internalization of weight bias is associated with severe eating pathology among lean individuals. Eating Behaviors 2014, 17: 1-5. PMID: 25514799, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight Bias Internalization ScaleWeight biasPurge behaviorsInternalized weight biasBinge/purge behaviorsLean individualsEDE-Q subscalesWBIS scoresInternalization ScaleBehavioral criteriaBivariate correlationsAnonymous online surveyBingeConvergence of responsesOnline surveyPositive associationOverweight adultsIndividualsParticipantsBiasLogistic regressionAdultsPathologyQEWPNovel findings
2002
Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and BMI in Relation to Self‐Perception of Overweight
Paeratakul S, White MA, Williamson DA, Ryan DH, Bray GA. Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and BMI in Relation to Self‐Perception of Overweight. Obesity 2002, 10: 345-350. PMID: 12006633, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2002.48.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexRace/ethnicityNormal weightMass indexSocioeconomic statusHigher body mass indexObese white menOverweight White womenHealth Knowledge SurveyRisk of obesityMultiple logistic regressionSelf-perceived weight statusSelf-reported weightSelf-perceived overweightOverweight menOverweight statusOdds ratioWeight statusFood intakeStudy populationUnderweight individualsOverweightBody weightContinuing SurveyLogistic regression