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ArticleSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina2025

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Weight Management Questionnaire in the Brazilian population: a cross-sectional study.

Brígida Rodrigues da Costa, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho, Aldair Darlan Santos-de-Araújo, Fábio Henrique Ferreira Pereira, Daniela Bassi-Dibai, Adriana Sousa Rêgo

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Brígida Rodrigues da CostaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente, Universidade Ceuma (Ceuma), São Luís (MA), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8961-2166
Almir Vieira Dibai-FilhoPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), São Luís (MA), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5403-8248
Aldair Darlan Santos-de-AraújoPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6436-9059
Fábio Henrique Ferreira PereiraPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente, Universidade Ceuma (Ceuma), São Luís (MA), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4734-003X
Daniela Bassi-DibaiPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente, Universidade Ceuma (Ceuma), São Luís (MA), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6140-0177
Adriana Sousa RêgoPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente, Universidade Ceuma (Ceuma), São Luís (MA), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2494-030X

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backgroundThe prevalence of obesity has increased considerably worldwide, and it has become an important risk factor for chronic non-communicable diseases. BJECTIVE: To translate, cross-culturally adapt, and validate the Weight Management Questionnaire (WMQ) to evaluate weight control practices for health monitoring and intervention in Brazil. DESIGN AND

settingThis was a quantitative cross-sectional study.

methodsObese and physically active lean individuals aged 18-59 years were included in this study. The tool used as an adaptation was the WMQ. The cross-cultural adaptation was conducted in five phases. For structural validity, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to verify the internal structure considering two domains: diet and physical activity. To determine construct validity, a comparison was performed between different groups (lean versus obese). Reliability was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).

resultsThe short version of the WMQ after CFA presented eight items. Thus, the structure with two domains presented adequate fit indices: chi-square/degree of freedom = 1.66, comparative fit index = 0.996, Tucker-Lewis index = 0.994, root mean square error of approximation = 0.057, and standardized root mean square residual = 0.047. For construct validity, a significant difference was observed between the groups (P < 0.05) in both domains. We observed adequate reliability for both domains (ICC ≥ 0.854).

conclusionsThe WMQ can be used for the Brazilian population, as it is reliable and has adequate internal structure, supporting its use in future research.

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ObesityTranslationsAdolescentAdultBrazilCross-Cultural ComparisonCross-Sectional StudiesExerciseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

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