Observational studyInternational journal of obesity (2005)2019
Subjective age and adiposity: evidence from five samples.
Observational study in International journal of obesity (2005), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Personality and subjective age: Evidence from six samples.Psychology and aging · 2022Pooled it
- Subjective Age and Falls in Older Age: Evidence From Two Longitudinal Cohorts.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Article
- Prospective associations between subjective age and fear of falling in older adults.Aging & mental health · 2022Article
- The Association Between Subjective Age and Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome: Results From a Population-Based Cohort Study.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2021Article
- Subjective age and inflammation risk in midlife adults: Findings from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) studies.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2021Article
- Subjective Aging and Incident Cardiovascular Disease.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2021Article
- Psychological Predictors of Perceived Age and Chronic Pain Impact in Individuals With and Without Knee Osteoarthritis.The Clinical journal of pain · 2020Observational
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Abstract
Obesity is a significant public health issue with increasing prevalence among middle-aged and older adults. The present study tested whether subjective age, that is how old or young individuals perceive themselves to be, is related to both BMI and waist circumference in five samples of middle-aged and older adults (total N > 24,000; aged 34 to 105 years). Cross-sectional analyses that accounted for demographic variables revealed that an older subjective age was related to higher BMI and waist circumference in the five samples. Feeling older was related to a 10-20% higher likelihood of BMI ≥ 30 and a 11-25% higher likelihood of exceeding the obesity-related threshold for waist circumference. For most associations, age felt was more consistently and strongly related to adiposity than chronological age. The overall pattern was confirmed by a meta-analysis of the five samples. The present research adds subjective age to the list of factors related to obesity across adulthood.
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