title: Gender differences in the associations among body mass index, weight loss, exercise, and drinking among college students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore gender differences regarding weight management behaviors of college drinkers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nationally representative sample of college students from the fall 2008 American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment II (N = 26,062 students).
  
  
  METHODS
  Structural equation modeling was used to examine potential gender differences in associations among exercise, weight loss behaviors, and alcohol use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Critical ratio tests revealed that associations between exercise and weight loss behaviors were more strongly correlated among females as compared with males. For females, there was a small negative association between exercise and drinking behaviors; in contrast, for males, there was a positive relationship between exercise and alcohol use. Weight loss behaviors were positively associated with drinking for both female and male students; however, the association was significantly stronger for females.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This investigation furthers previous research on drunkorexia and also sheds additional light on the gender-based differences in weight management behaviors of drinkers.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Health Education and Behavior , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida.
authors.forename: Adam E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: Shawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whiteman
authors.forename: Anna K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Piazza-Gardner
authors.forename: Alexander C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities; D015431:Weight Loss