Degree of Agreement between Weight Perception and Body Mass Index of Japanese Workers: MY Health Up Study

Inoue, Mariko; Toyokawa, Satoshi; Miyoshi, Yuji; Miyano, Yukie; Suzuki, Toshiko; Suyama, Yasuo; Inoue, Kazuo; Kobayashi, Yasuki

doi:10.1539/joh.49.376

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“…Secondly, if students perceive themselves as obese or overweight they are less likely to be of healthy weight and more likely to be overweight. These results are in line with prior studies conducted in Iran [3], in the United States [31], in Western Europe [32,33], and in Asian countries such as Japan [34], Korea [35] and China [36]. From the viewpoint of the authors on the base of the results of the present study one of the possible reasons for these outcomes can be that the males are more concerned about their health and so they have lesser tendencies to be overweight.…”

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Relationship between Body Weight and Self-Esteem: A Study of Young Men and Women in Iran

Alvani¹,

Mehrshad²,

Hosseini³

et al. 2016

Journal of Obesity and Overweight

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Adolescence is an important stage of human development and is characterized by significant somatic growth and maturation of secondary sexual characteristics [1,2]. AbstractBackground: Obesity and the side effects of weight gain among Iranian females are significantly higher compared to males. In addition, the trend of overweight and obesity among Iranian adolescents in particular is increasing. The objective of this paper was to determine the relationship between body weight status and self-esteem also to evaluate the important role of weight status between the sexes in a conservative society like the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Relationship between Body Weight and Self-Esteem: A Study of Young Men and Women in Iran

Alvani¹,

Mehrshad²,

Hosseini³

et al. 2016

Journal of Obesity and Overweight

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“…In this study, 20.0% and 23.9% of men with prehypertension, and 23.9% and 36.1% of women with prehypertension were upper normal weight (BMI, 23.5-24.9 kg/m 2 ) and overweight (BMI, ≥ 25 kg/m 2 ), respectively. Among Japanese workers, 31.2% of men and 19.5% of women are overweight or obese (Inoue et al 2007). Moreover, these prevalences are expected to increase in Japan in the future.…”

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High Prevalence of Prehypertension Is Associated with the Increased Body Mass Index in Community-Dwelling Japanese

Kawamoto

Kohara

Tabara

et al. 2008

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Hypertension and obesity are likely the most common disease in Japan. It has been reported that subjects with prehypertension (systolic blood pressure [SBP] 120-139 mmHg and/ or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] 80-89 mmHg) have also an increased risk of cardiovascular disease; however, only limited data are available on the prevalence of prehypertension and its association with body weight. We performed a cross-sectional study to examine whether the status of body weight was associated with prehypertension. Study participants aged 19 to 90 years [1,207 men aged 60 ± 15 (mean ± standard deviation) years and 1,634 women aged 63 ± 12 years] were randomly recruited for a survey at the community-based annual medical check-up. The prevalence of prehypertension was 27.3% in men and 23.9% in women. The levels of SBP and DBP increased, as body mass index (BMI) increased in both genders. In a multivariate-adjusted model, increasing BMI categories were positively associated with prehypertension. Especially in men, compared to participants with BMI of < 21.0 kg/m 2 (referent), the multivariate-odds ratio (95% CI) of prehypertension was 1.90 (1.17-3.09) in the 21.0-23.4 kg/m 2 group, 2.38 (1.31-4.34) in the 23.5-24.9 kg/m 2 group, and 3.79 (2.03-7.09) in the ≥ 25.0 kg/m 2 group. In conclusion, even subjects with mildly increased BMI (21.0-24.9 kg/m 2 ) had an increased risk of prehypertension in community-dwelling persons. It is time to pay more attention to excess bodyweight in preventing high blood pressure. risk factor; body mass index; prehypertension; hypertension; community-dwelling persons.

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“…Previous studies on ideal body weight and body image have focused on children or adolescent females 8,9) , but few of these studies have addressed male workers. Few studies have focused on BMI and on weight self-perception in the working population 10,11) , and our review of the literature found none that examined the relationship between weight perception and lifestyle habits. We investigated weight self-perceptions and health-related behaviors of male Japanese bus drivers and described the impact of weight perception and lifestyle on their physical condition and health problems.…”

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Self-perception of weight, physical condition, and health-related behaviors in male Japanese bus drivers

Fukumura

Yoshita

Tabata

2017

HEP

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Objectives: This study determined the impact of self-perception of weight and lifestyle on the physical condition and health problems of male Japanese bus drivers. Subjects and Methods:The study participants included 532 male Japanese bus drivers (20-65 years old) working at a transportation company in Ishikawa Prefecture. We used a self-administered questionnaire to assess weight self-perceptions and 10 lifestyle characteristics during health examinations in the summer of 2014. The participants were grouped into three categories based on their self-perception of weight (overweight, normal weight, and underweight). Participants' self-perception of weight was compared with actual BMI to assess overestimation, accurate estimation, and underestimation of body weight. We also examined the association between laboratory test results, 10 health-related behaviors, and perceived weight status within the three BMI categories. Results:The percentages of the total participants who perceived themselves as overweight, normal weight, and underweight were 64.3%, 23.1%, and 12.6%, respectively. In Total, 56.0% of total participant accurately perceived their body weight. In addition, the weight perception of many participants appeared to have been affected by actual body weight and laboratory test results. Only three health-related behaviors showed a significant difference among BMI classifications; however, other health-related behaviors, such as dietary habits, alcohol consumption, and smoking behaviors, were worse than national survey data for all groups. Conclusions:The results suggest the possibility that male bus drivers' weight self-perception is associated with laboratory test results and that having a good self-perception of weight leads to better lifestyle habits. (HEP. 2017; 44: 580-586.)

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Degree of Agreement between Weight Perception and Body Mass Index of Japanese Workers: MY Health Up Study

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Relationship between Body Weight and Self-Esteem: A Study of Young Men and Women in Iran

Relationship between Body Weight and Self-Esteem: A Study of Young Men and Women in Iran

High Prevalence of Prehypertension Is Associated with the Increased Body Mass Index in Community-Dwelling Japanese

Self-perception of weight, physical condition, and health-related behaviors in male Japanese bus drivers

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