Is ideal body image related to XXXX and lifestyle behaviours in African American adolescents?

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BACKGROUND: @entity28 has become a public health issue in the USA, especially among African American youths. Research on the association between ideal body image (IBI) and @entity28 and related lifestyle factors among African American @entity1 and adolescents is limited. METHODS: Data collected from 402 low-income African American adolescents aged 10-14 years in four Chicago public schools were used. Questionnaires were used to assess IBI, @entity353 , weight control practices, and self-efficacy towards food and physical activity. Body mass index was calculated using measured weight and height. Associations between IBI and @entity353 , overweight/ @entity28 and lifestyle behaviours were assessed using linear and logistic regression models. RESULTS: The most frequently chosen ideal body size was the fourth of eight silhouettes (from thinnest to heaviest) for @entity1 (55%) and @entity1 (49%). Overweight and @entity28 @entity1 selected larger ideal body figures than the others (trend test: P < 0.001). Compared with those with middle ideal body figures, @entity1 who selected smaller ones were twice as likely to have an unhealthy diet as indicated by less fruit and milk consumption; the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were 2.40 (1.15-5.02) for fruits intake (<once/week) and 2.13 (1.06-4.29) for milk consumption (<once/day), respectively. @entity1 with larger IBI were less likely to eat snack often [>= once/day; OR = 0.11 (0.02-0.50)]. @entity1 with larger IBI were less likely to spend more screen time [OR = 0.12 (0.02-0.70)] and reported better food choice intentions (P < 0.05). Overweight and @entity28 @entity1 and @entity1 appeared to have better food choice intentions and food self-efficacy than their non-overweight peers (trend test: both P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Ideal body image is associated with weight status, food self-efficacy and lifestyle behaviours among low-income African American adolescents.
