OBJECTIVES: The current study aimed to define the prevalence of dieting and fear of @entity1017 among @entity1 and @entity1 across the entire lifespan and identify factors associated with them. METHODS: Data were available for 31,636 @entity1 (60.2% @entity1 ; age 13-98 years) from the Netherlands Twin Register. Dieting and fear of @entity1017 were described by age and sex. Associations with BMI, exercise behavior, urbanization and educational attainment were examined by regression analyses in 19,294 @entity1 . RESULTS: Dieting was most frequently reported by 35- to 65-year-old @entity1 (56.6-63%), and 45- to 65-year-old @entity1 (31.7-31.9%). Fear of @entity1017 was most prevalent in @entity1 between 16 and 25 (73.2-74.3%), and in 25- to 55-year-old @entity1 (43.2-46.1%). In addition to sex and BMI, dieting and fear of @entity1017 were associated with each other. Furthermore, fear was associated with the age   *   sex interaction and educational attainment. CONCLUSIONS: Dieting and fear of @entity1017 is common during the entire lifespan for @entity1 , but is also endorsed by a substantial number of @entity1 . Given the low rate of overweight in young @entity1 , the high levels of fear of @entity1017 are striking.

Prevalence of dieting and fear of XXXX across ages: a community sample from adolescents to the elderly.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'participants', 'men'] @entity1017 :: ('MESH:D015430', 'Disease') :: ['weight gain']
@entity1017 :: (MESH:D015430,Disease) :: ['weight gain']
