ArticleBMC obesity2016
Body weight perception among Sri Lankan cardiac patients.
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- Misperception of Healthy Weight: Associations Among Weight, Body Size Satisfaction and Body Appreciation in Older Adults.The journal of primary prevention · 2020Article
- Obesity in South Asia: Phenotype, Morbidities, and Mitigation.Current obesity reports · 2019Review
- The Accuracy of Self-Perception of Obesity in a Rural Australian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMisperception of body weight by individuals is a known occurrence. However, it is a potential target for implementing obesity reduction interventions in patients with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The aim of this study was to describe the association between self-perception of body weight and objectively measured body mass index (BMI) among cardiac patients in a specialist cardiology institution in Sri Lanka.
methodDuring the study period, 322 (61 %) males and 204 (39 %) females were recruited from consecutive admissions to the Institute of Cardiology, National Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to assess demographic characteristics, medical records and body weight perception. Weight, height and waist circumference (WC) were measured and Asian anthropometric cut-off points for BMI and WC were applied.
resultsThe mean BMI of the study population was 23.61 kg/m(2). Body size misperception was seen in a significant proportion of the cohort. 85.2 % of overweight patients reported themselves to be of 'normal weight' or even 'underweight'. Moreover, 36 % of obese patients misperceived body weight as being of 'normal weight' while 10.9 % considered themselves to be 'underweight'. 61.9 % of males and 68.8 % of females with central obesity reported themselves to be 'underweight' or 'normal weight'. Among a subgroup with co-morbid metabolic diseases, significant under-perception of body size was seen.
conclusionsSignificant body size misperceptions were noted in this group of cardiac patients. The disparity of perception was seen increasingly with increasing BMI. More than two thirds of overweight and more than half of obese patients believed themselves to have normal or less than normal weight.
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