Journal article
Trends in racial/ethnic disparities in overweight self-perception among US adults, 1988-1994 and 1999-2008
Public health nutrition, v 18(12), pp 2115-2125
Aug 2015
PMID: 25409833
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Abstract
Weight self-perceptions, or how a person perceives his/her weight status, may affect weight outcomes. We use nationally representative data from 1988-1994 and 1999-2008 to examine racial/ethnic disparities in weight self-perceptions and understand how disparities have changed over time.
Using data from two time periods, 1988-1994 and 1999-2008, we calculated descriptive statistics, multivariate logistic regression models and predicted probabilities to examine trends in weight self-perceptions among Whites, Blacks, US-born Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants to the USA. Setting National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III (1988-1994) and continuous NHANES (1999-2008).
Adult NHANES participants aged 18 years and older (n 37 050).
The likelihood of self-classifying as overweight declined between 1988-1994 and 1999-2008 among all US adults, despite significant increases in mean BMI and overweight prevalence. Trends in weight self-perceptions varied by gender and between racial/ethnic groups. Whites in both time periods were more likely than racial/ethnic minorities to perceive themselves as overweight. After adjustment for other factors, disparities in weight self-perceptions between Whites and Blacks of both genders grew between survey periods (P<0·05), but differences between overweight White women and Mexican immigrants decreased (P<0·05).
Weight self-perceptions have changed during the obesity epidemic in the USA, but changes have not been consistent across racial/ethnic groups. Secular declines in the likelihood of self-classifying as overweight, particularly among Blacks, are troubling because weight self-perceptions may affect weight-loss efforts and obesity outcomes.
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- Title
- Trends in racial/ethnic disparities in overweight self-perception among US adults, 1988-1994 and 1999-2008
- Creators
- Brent A Langellier - University of ArizonaDeborah Glik - 2Department of Community Health Sciences,UCLA Fielding School of Public Health,Los Angeles,CA,USA.Alexander N Ortega - University of California, Los AngelesMichael L Prelip - 2Department of Community Health Sciences,UCLA Fielding School of Public Health,Los Angeles,CA,USA.
- Publication Details
- Public health nutrition, v 18(12), pp 2115-2125
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Grant note
- 1F31HL116109 / NHLBI NIH HHS 5P50HL105188 / NHLBI NIH HHS F31 HL116109 / NHLBI NIH HHS P50 HL105188 / NHLBI NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000361066000003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84937122188
- Other Identifier
- 991020099211404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Nutrition & Dietetics
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health