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Poor Perception of Body Weight Category amongst the Overweight and Obese with Chronic Hepatitis C : A Target for Intervention
Joint Authors
Alkazaz, Nour
Heathcote, E. Jenny
Sockalingam, Sanjeev
Pattullo, Venessa
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-05-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Obesity in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is associated with adverse hepatic and metabolic outcomes.
This prospective study evaluates the agreement between self-perceived body weight (BW) status and measured body mass index (BMI) category and factors associated with its underestimation in CHC.
Body size perception was measured with the Contour Drawing Rating Scale.
Two hundred and seventy-three patients with CHC (overweight 45%, obese 18%) participated in this study.
Although both overweight and obese demonstrated good body size perception, agreement between perceived BW and measured BMI categories was poor (κ=0.315, 95% CI 0.231–0.399); 33% of overweight/obese respondents considered themselves normal or underweight.
Male gender (OR 2.84) and overweight (OR 2.42) or obese BMI (OR 14.19) were associated with underestimation of BW category.
Targeted interventions are needed to improve body weight perception, thereby enhancing the uptake of health advice on management of excess body weight in CHC.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pattullo, Venessa& Alkazaz, Nour& Sockalingam, Sanjeev& Heathcote, E. Jenny. 2011. Poor Perception of Body Weight Category amongst the Overweight and Obese with Chronic Hepatitis C : A Target for Intervention. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510124
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pattullo, Venessa…[et al.]. Poor Perception of Body Weight Category amongst the Overweight and Obese with Chronic Hepatitis C : A Target for Intervention. Journal of Obesity No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510124
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pattullo, Venessa& Alkazaz, Nour& Sockalingam, Sanjeev& Heathcote, E. Jenny. Poor Perception of Body Weight Category amongst the Overweight and Obese with Chronic Hepatitis C : A Target for Intervention. Journal of Obesity. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510124
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510124