A comparative controlled study of personality in severe obesity: a 2-y follow-up after intervention

Rydén, Anna; Sullivan, Marianne; Js, Torgerson; Karlsson, Jan; Lindroos, Anna‐Karin; Taft, Charles

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“…It includes behavior, thought processes, emotional responses, and motivational needs. " Although some studies have previously assessed personality characteristics in obesity with variable results (23,24), many have noted distinct differences in traits between the obese and lean as well as among obese individuals (25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32). This area of research requires further investigation.…”

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Prevalence of Unhealthy Lifestyle Patterns Among Overweight and Obese Adults

Kushner

Choi

2010

Obesity

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This study determined the prevalence of unhealthy eating, exercise, and coping pattern traits among a large sample of overweight and obese adults. We analyzed responses to a 53‐item lifestyle pattern questionnaire posted on a commercial weight loss program Web site collected from 2004 through 2008. Subjects included 446,608 healthy weight, overweight, and obese adults, 18–65 years old, average age 31.9 (s.d. = 11.8), average BMI 30.5 kg/m2 (s.d. = 7.5). Categorically, 25.5% were healthy weight, 29.0% were overweight, 33.7% were class I–II obesity, and 11.8% class III obesity. A stratified random sample was used to estimate the prevalence of the 21 lifestyle patterns (7 eating, 7 exercise, and 7 coping) in the general population, and the prevalence of patterns in the complete dataset was further analyzed by gender, age, and BMI. Finally, we analyzed the odds ratio of the pattern prevalence for each BMI category. We found that unhealthy lifestyle patterns in diet, exercise, and coping were highly prevalent among this population. In general, the prevalence of these patterns rose with increasing BMI and is correlated with advancing age. Gender differences were seen with many of the patterns, most noticeably among the coping patterns. The odds ratio for 18 of the 21 patterns was >1.0 and steadily increased with higher BMI categories. We conclude that unhealthy lifestyle patterns in diet, exercise, and coping are highly prevalent among the overweight and obese population. Pattern recognition represents a new method to analyze the cluster of behaviors, attitudes, and traits seen among this population.

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Prevalence of Unhealthy Lifestyle Patterns Among Overweight and Obese Adults

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2010

Obesity

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“…[10][11][12][13] However, many of these studies were conducted without control patients, and few studies had a follow-up time of more than 2 years.…”

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Increased relative risk of subsequent affective disorders in patients with a hospital diagnosis of obesity

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Objective: To investigate the risk of clinical affective disorders of patients who were hospitalized because of obesity in the study period 1 January 1977 to 31 December 1999. Method: Using data from Danish hospital registers, three study cohorts were identified by their diagnoses at discharge from hospital: one cohort comprising all patients with a first hospital admission with an index diagnosis of obesity, and two control cohorts comprising all patients with a first hospital admission with an index diagnosis of osteoarthritis or of non-toxic goiter, respectively. Later admissions to psychiatric hospital wards with discharge diagnoses of affective disorders were used as outcome events. Rates of readmission were estimated using competing risks models in survival analyses. Age, sex, abuse, and calendar time were included as covariables in the analyses. Results: A study sample of 165 425 patients discharged with an index diagnosis was identified. In total, 1081 events occurred in the observation period. An index diagnosis of obesity was associated with an increased risk of affective-disorders hospitalization when compared with patients with osteoarthritis (Rate ratio: 1.35 (95% CI: 1.09-1.67)) and tended to be associated with an increased risk when compared to patients with non-toxic goiter (Rate ratio: 1.23 (95% CI: 0.99-1.53)). Patients with obesity diagnoses who did not have additional hospital diagnoses of substance-or alcohol abuse had a risk of affective disorders that was 1.55 (95% CI: 1.23-1.95) times greater than that of osteoarthritis patients without abuse diagnoses. Conclusions: Patients hospitalized with obesity may be prone to developing affective disorders that require in-hospital treatment, but the excess risk is modest. Severe obesity seems to be associated with other risk factors for mood disorders than those related to comorbid alcohol-or substance abuse.

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“…At the same time, the evidence pointing to significant correlations between obesity and the personality traits related to DD suggests that differences in personality may go a long way towards explaining the incidence of obesity among specific groups. However, recent research by Rydén et al (2004) and Sullivan et al (2007) reports substantial differences in the personality profile of obese individuals depending on whether or not they are committed to weight control. rydén et al (2004) find that maintained weight reduction was associated with changes in practically all personality traits in proportion to the magnitude of weight loss.…”

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When obese people are more patient than non-obese people. A study of post-surgery individuals in a weight loss association

Budría¹,

Lacomba²,

Lagos³

et al. 2012

Rev. int. sociol.

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the main goal of this article is to investigate the rates of delay discounting among obese people treated surgically and belonging to an association of those interested in controlling their weight. We also analyze whether socio-economic status and personality traits explain the existing differences. rates of delay discounting are elicited using real monetary incentives in an economic experiment where subjects are asked to make several choices between a smaller, more immediate reward and larger, more delayed rewards. personality traits are examined using the Five Factor model. interestingly, our results show that obese people display lower discount rates than the reference group. these differences can not be explained by personality traits. We argue that obese people do not have to show larger discount rates. in fact, awareness and commitment, rather than their current body mass index, seem to play a more important role in determining this parameter. KeywordSDelay discounting; experimental and behavioral economics; Obesity. reSumen el objetivo principal de este artículo es investigar las tasas de descuento temporal entre los individuos obesos tratados quirúrgicamente y que pertenecen a una asociación de personas interesadas en controlar su peso. también se analiza si el nivel socio-económico y los rasgos de la personalidad explican las diferencias existentes. las tasas de descuento diferido se obtuvieron utilizando los incentivos monetarios reales en un experimento económico donde a los sujetos se les pide elegir entre una menor y más inmediata recompensa o una recompensa mayor diferida. los rasgos de personalidad son examinados usando el modelo de cinco factores. Curiosamente, nuestros resultados muestran que las personas obesas muestran tasa de descuento menores al grupo de referencia. estas diferencias no pueden explicarse por los rasgos de personalidad. Nosotros sostenemos que la gente obesa no debería mostrar mayores tasas de descuento. De hecho, la conciencia y el compromiso, en lugar de su actual índice de masa corporal, parecen desempeñar un papel más importante en la determinación de este parámetro. reviSta internacionaL de SocioLogía (riS)Special Issue on Behavioral and Experimental Economics Vol. 70, extra 1, 83-98, PaLaBraS cLaveDescuento temporal; economía experimental y del Comportamiento; Obesidad.

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A comparative controlled study of personality in severe obesity: a 2-y follow-up after intervention

Cited by 68 publications

References 32 publications

Prevalence of Unhealthy Lifestyle Patterns Among Overweight and Obese Adults

Prevalence of Unhealthy Lifestyle Patterns Among Overweight and Obese Adults

Increased relative risk of subsequent affective disorders in patients with a hospital diagnosis of obesity

When obese people are more patient than non-obese people. A study of post-surgery individuals in a weight loss association

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