Perceived weight status and weight change among a U.S. adult sample
dc.contributor.author | Wang, Monica L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Haughton, Christina F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Frisard, Christine | |
dc.contributor.author | Pbert, Lori | |
dc.contributor.author | Geer, Christine | |
dc.contributor.author | Lemon, Stephenie C. | |
dc.date | 2022-08-11T08:08:22.000 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-23T15:52:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-23T15:52:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-01-01 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2017-06-30 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 Jan; 2016 Nov 15. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21685">Link to article on publisher's site</a> | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1930-7381 (Linking) | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/oby.21685 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 27863126 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/29133 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: Examine bidirectional associations between weight perception and weight change over time among adults. METHODS: Data are from adult employees (N = 623) across 12 U.S. public high schools participating in a cluster-randomized multilevel weight gain prevention intervention. Data were collected at baseline, 12 months, and 24 months. Perceived weight status (very/somewhat underweight, just right, somewhat overweight, very overweight) were obtained via self-administered surveys. Weight (kg) was measured by trained staff. Change in weight was calculated as the difference between baseline weight and weight at each follow-up time point. Structural equation models were used to assess bidirectional associations of perceived weight status and change in weight over time. Models were adjusted for study condition, gender, age, race/ethnicity, education level, and previous time point. RESULTS: The sample was 65% female with a mean age of 44.6 (SD = 11.3). Nearly two thirds of the sample consisted of people with overweight (38.8%) or obesity (27.3%). Structural equation models indicated that baseline weight predicted subsequent perceived weight status (beta = 0.26; P < 0.001), whereas baseline perceived weight status did not predict subsequent change in weight, adjusting for previous time point and covariates. CONCLUSIONS: Results do not support bidirectional causality between weight perception and weight change in an adult sample. | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.relation | <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=27863126&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a> | |
dc.relation.url | https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21685 | |
dc.subject | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | |
dc.subject | Health Psychology | |
dc.subject | Preventive Medicine | |
dc.subject | Psychiatry and Psychology | |
dc.title | Perceived weight status and weight change among a U.S. adult sample | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.source.journaltitle | Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) | |
dc.source.volume | 25 | |
dc.source.issue | 1 | |
dc.identifier.legacycoverpage | https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/1359 | |
dc.identifier.contextkey | 10382257 | |
html.description.abstract | <p>OBJECTIVE: Examine bidirectional associations between weight perception and weight change over time among adults.</p> <p>METHODS: Data are from adult employees (N = 623) across 12 U.S. public high schools participating in a cluster-randomized multilevel weight gain prevention intervention. Data were collected at baseline, 12 months, and 24 months. Perceived weight status (very/somewhat underweight, just right, somewhat overweight, very overweight) were obtained via self-administered surveys. Weight (kg) was measured by trained staff. Change in weight was calculated as the difference between baseline weight and weight at each follow-up time point. Structural equation models were used to assess bidirectional associations of perceived weight status and change in weight over time. Models were adjusted for study condition, gender, age, race/ethnicity, education level, and previous time point.</p> <p>RESULTS: The sample was 65% female with a mean age of 44.6 (SD = 11.3). Nearly two thirds of the sample consisted of people with overweight (38.8%) or obesity (27.3%). Structural equation models indicated that baseline weight predicted subsequent perceived weight status (beta = 0.26; P < 0.001), whereas baseline perceived weight status did not predict subsequent change in weight, adjusting for previous time point and covariates.</p> <p>CONCLUSIONS: Results do not support bidirectional causality between weight perception and weight change in an adult sample.</p> | |
dc.identifier.submissionpath | faculty_pubs/1359 | |
dc.contributor.department | Prevention Research Center | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine | |
dc.source.pages | 223-228 |