TY - JOUR
T1 - Misperception of body weight among overweight or obese adults in Mauritius
T2 - Obes Res Clin Pract
AU - Caleyachetty, R.
AU - Kengne, A. P.
AU - Muennig, P.
AU - Rutter, H.
AU - Echouffo-Tcheugui, J. B.
N1 - Caleyachetty, Rishi Kengne, Andre P Muennig, Peter Rutter, Harry Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B Letter Netherlands Obes Res Clin Pract. 2016 Mar-Apr;10(2):216-9. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2016.02.006. Epub 2016 Apr 11.
PY - 2016/4/11
Y1 - 2016/4/11
N2 - BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: In the African region, little is known about weight misperception among overweight or obese adults. We assessed the prevalence of weight misperception and predictors of weight misperception among overweight or obese adults in Mauritius. Height, weight, and self-perception of weight status data from 5736 adults (>/=19 years of age), sampled in a population-based survey in 2009 were analysed. Weight status was defined using BMI calculated on the basis of measured height and weight. Information regarding self-perceived body weight, socio-demographic and self-rated health data were collected using a questionnaire. RESULTS: Overall 41% of overweight or obese adults misclassified their own weight status. Among adults who were overweight or obese, weight misperception was increasingly less likely among those with increasing education (men: p=0.02; women: p
AB - BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: In the African region, little is known about weight misperception among overweight or obese adults. We assessed the prevalence of weight misperception and predictors of weight misperception among overweight or obese adults in Mauritius. Height, weight, and self-perception of weight status data from 5736 adults (>/=19 years of age), sampled in a population-based survey in 2009 were analysed. Weight status was defined using BMI calculated on the basis of measured height and weight. Information regarding self-perceived body weight, socio-demographic and self-rated health data were collected using a questionnaire. RESULTS: Overall 41% of overweight or obese adults misclassified their own weight status. Among adults who were overweight or obese, weight misperception was increasingly less likely among those with increasing education (men: p=0.02; women: p
KW - Africa Obesity Weight misperception
U2 - 10.1016/j.orcp.2016.02.006
DO - 10.1016/j.orcp.2016.02.006
M3 - Article
SN - 1871-403X
VL - 10
SP - 216
EP - 219
JO - Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
JF - Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
IS - 2
ER -
