ArticleMenopause (New York, N.Y.)2013
Racial differences in perception of healthy body weight in midlife women: results from the Do Stage Transitions Result in Detectable Effects study.
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- Perceptions and experiences of appetite awareness training among African-American women who binge eat.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2020Article
- Baseline Body Mass Predicts Average Depressive Symptoms over the Next Two Decades for White but Not Black Older Adults.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Body Image, Attractiveness, and Sexual Satisfaction Among Midlife Women: A Qualitative Study.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2019Article
- Impact of Perceived Weight Stigma among Underserved Women on Doctor-Patient Relationships.Obesity science & practice · 2016Article
- The Associations Between Body Mass Index, Smoking, and Alcohol Intake with Ovarian Volume in Midlife Women.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2016Article
- Sustained Obesity and Depressive Symptoms over 6 Years: Race by Gender Differences in the Health and Retirement Study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2016Article
- Obesity and Black Women: Special Considerations Related to Genesis and Therapeutic Approaches.Current cardiovascular risk reports · 2013Article
- Perception of Body Weight Status Is Associated With the Health and Food Intake Behaviors of Adolescents in the United States.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
- Body image, aging, and identity in women over 50: The Gender and Body Image (GABI) study.Journal of women & agingArticle
- Women weigh in: obese African American and White women's perspectives on physicians' roles in weight management.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFMArticle
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Abstract
objectivePerception of healthy body weight may influence health behaviors, including physical activity level, nutritional habits, and health outcomes, and these perceptions may vary importantly by race. Midlife is a critical period for women that typically includes weight gain. We assessed the associations between perception of healthy body weight and body mass index (BMI) and whether they vary by race.
methodsIn the Do Stage Transitions Result in Detectable Effects study, BMI and perception of body weight (healthy, underweight, or overweight) were measured at baseline examination. Multinomial logistic regression models examined the associations, with race (white vs black) as moderator variable.
resultsOf 729 women enrolled, 689 women (95%; black, n = 145; white, n = 544) were included in these analyses. Even though the average BMI was higher for black women than for white women (33.1 vs 29.2 kg/m, respectively; P < 0.0001), black women were less likely to report that they weighed too much (relative risk ratio, 0.4; 95% CI, 0.2-0.9; P = 0.022) and more likely to think that they did not weigh enough (relative risk ratio, 14.2; 95% CI, 1.8-110; P = 0.011).
conclusionsAlthough black women, in general, face a greater threat of morbidity from weight-related chronic diseases, they are more likely to be accepting of their weight at higher BMIs relative to whites. Weight loss interventions and counseling about healthy body size may influence healthy behavior and reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
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