Associations of Body Mass Index with Sexual Risk-Taking and Injection Drug Use among US High School Students
Joint Authors
Lowry, Richard
Robin, Leah
Galuska, Deborah A.
Kann, Laura
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lowry, Richard& Robin, Leah& Kann, Laura& Galuska, Deborah A.. 2014. Associations of Body Mass Index with Sexual Risk-Taking and Injection Drug Use among US High School Students. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042389
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lowry, Richard…[et al.]. Associations of Body Mass Index with Sexual Risk-Taking and Injection Drug Use among US High School Students. Journal of Obesity No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042389
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lowry, Richard& Robin, Leah& Kann, Laura& Galuska, Deborah A.. Associations of Body Mass Index with Sexual Risk-Taking and Injection Drug Use among US High School Students. Journal of Obesity. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042389
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1042389