Waist Circumference and Its Association With Premenstrual Food Craving

The PHASE Longitudinal Study

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ID15520828
AuthorsNhan Dang (University of Illinois Chicago), Dina Khalil (Benedictine University), Jiehuan Sun (0000-0002-5940-4822, Chicago Department of Public Health), Aamina Naveed (University of Illinois Chicago), Fatimata Soumare (University of Illinois Chicago), Ajna Hamidovic (0000-0002-8975-5674, University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume13
Pages784316-784316
Publication date2022-04-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2022.784316
PMID35573360
OpenAlexW4224951822
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited60

Visceral adiposity is a significant marker of all-cause mortality. Reproductive age women are at a considerable risk for developing visceral adiposity; however, the associated factors are poorly understood. The proposed study evaluated whether food craving experienced during the premenstrual period is associated with waist circumference. Forty-six women (mean BMI = 24.36) prospectively provided daily ratings of food craving across two-three menstrual cycles (122 cycles total). Their premenstrual rating of food craving was contrasted against food craving in the follicular phase to derive a corrected summary score of the premenstrual food craving increase. Study groups were divided into normal ( n = 26) and obese ( n = 20) based on the 80 cm waist circumference cutoff signifying an increase in risk. Waist circumference category was significantly associated with premenstrual food cravings [ F (1,44) = 5.12, p = 0.028]. Post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test (95% family-wise confidence level) showed that the mean score for the food craving effect size was 0.35 higher for the abdominally obese vs. normal study groups (95% CI: 0.039 to 0.67). The result was statistically significant even following inclusion of BMI in the model, pointing to a particularly dangerous process of central fat accumulation. The present study establishes an association between temporal vulnerability to an increased food-related behavior and a marker of metabolic abnormality risk (i.e., waist circumference), thereby forming a basis for integrating the premenstruum as a viable intervention target for this at-risk sex and age group

Anthropometry · Circumference · Craving · Food craving · Obesity · Psychiatry · Waist · Biochemical effects in animals · Demography · Health and Wellbeing Research · Medicine · Menstrual Health and Disorders · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine · Physiology

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