Does body image perception relate to quality of life in middle-aged women?

Morais, Maria Socorro Medeiros de; Nascimento, Rafaela Andrade do; Vieira, Mariana Carmem Apolinário; Moreira, Mayle Andrade; Câmara, Saionara Maria Aires da; Maciel, Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti; Almeida, Maria das Graças

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“…Participants who consumed less than the recommended amount of daily energy intake were categorized as the insufficient group, and those who consumed more than the recommended amount of daily energy intake were categorized as the excessive group. In the KFNG, the recommended amount of daily energy consumption varies by age: 1900 kcal for women and 2400 kcal for men aged 30-49 years, and 1800 kcal for women and 2200 kcal for men aged 50-64 years [14].…”

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Distorted body weight perception and its gender differences in middle-aged adults: population based study

2020

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Background: Increasing interest in appearance and the growing preference for a beautiful body can lead to physical and psychological problems due to an inappropriate body image perception. As such, there is a need to identify what factors may contribute to an inappropriate body image. The purpose of this study was to examine the presence of distorted body weight perception among middle-aged Koreans and identify gender differences and other factors that contribute to a distorted body image regarding body weight. Methods: Data on 8363 middle-aged adults (aged 45-64 years) from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed using complex samples analysis considering weight, stratification variables, and cluster variables. The difference between perceived body image regarding body weight and actual body mass index was used to assess distorted body weight perception. Socioeconomic status, health behaviors, daily energy consumption, and psychological status (depression and stress) were assessed for their relationship to distorted body weight perception. Results: Results showed that a distorted body image regarding body weight was more prevalent among middleaged men (45.3%) than women (25.7%). Age, income, perceived health status, and health behaviors were significantly associated with distorted body weight perception in middle-aged men, whereas psychological factors were associated with distorted body weight perception in middle-aged women. Conclusions: Further research on distorted body weight perception is needed to gain understanding of the gender differences between middle-aged men and women in Korea. Furthermore, to the results of the study can be used as a basis for developing various education, health mediation, and public health promotion interventions and programs to address body weight perception in middle-aged adults.

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“…Thus, gender differences in body weight perception need to be identified. Changes in body image regarding body weight in one's life is climacteric; therefore, healthcare professionals need to have an understanding of the causes and effects of body perception in middle-aged adults [14].…”

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Distorted body weight perception and its gender differences in middle-aged adults: population based study

2020

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“…Metabolic Syndrome (MS) was evaluated using the NCEP-ATPIII criteria of the Brazilian Society of Diagnosis and Treatment of MS 6 , urinary incontinence was assessed by the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form ICIQ-SF 17 , the risk for cardiovascular diseases was assessed by Framingham Global Risk Score 18 , the symptoms of depression were evaluated by the Beck Depression Inventory 19 , sleep quality was assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index 20 and physical activity practice was assessed through the International Physical Activity Questionaire (IPAQ short version) 21 .…”

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“…The increase in the prevalence of overweight, represented by overweight and obesity, among the elderly female population raises great concern in developed and developing countries. Since overweight and obesity are risk factors for adverse health events 2 such as disturbances in lipid and glycidic metabolism, psychological stress and sleep alterations, with increasing risk of cardiovascular diseases 3 , musculoskeletal disease, acute myocardial infarction 4 , cancer 5 and worse quality of life in comparison to those who were satisfied with their body weight 6 .…”

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Health Conditions Associated with Overweight in Climacteric Women

Marques

Freitas

Popoff

et al. 2019

Preprint

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31This study aims to investigate the association between health conditions and 32 overweight in climacteric women assisted by primary care professionals. It is a cross-33 sectional study conducted with 874 women from 40 to 65 years of age, selected by 34 probabilistic sampling between August 2014 and August 2015. In addition to the outcome 35 variable, other variables such as overweight/obesity, sociodemographic, reproductive, 36 clinical, eating and behavioural factors were evaluated. Descriptive analyses of the 37 variables investigated through their frequency distributions were performed. Then, 38 bivariate analyses were performed through Poisson regression. For the multiple analyses, 39 the hierarchical Poisson regression was used to identify factors associated with 40 overweight/obesity in the climacteric period. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 41 74%. Attending public school (PR: 1.30 -95% CI 1.14 -1.50), low schooling (PR: 1.11 42 -95% CI 1.01 -1.23), gout (PR: 1.18 -95% CI 1.16-1.44), kidney disease (PR: 1.18 -43 95% CI 1.05 -1.32), metabolic syndrome -MS (PR: 1.19 -95% CI 1.05 -1.34) and fat 44 intake (PR: 1.12 -95% CI 1.02 -1.23) were considered risk factors for overweight. 45Having the first birth after 18 years (PR: 0.89 -95% CI 0.82 to 0.97) was shown to be a 46 protective factor for overweight and obesity. The presence of overweight and obesity is 47 associated with socio-demographic, reproductive, clinical and eating habits. 48 49 Introduction 50Brazil has been presenting a rapid process of demographic and epidemiological 51 transition, leading to the frequent occurrence of chronic-degenerative diseases¹. The 52 increase in the prevalence of overweight, represented by overweight and obesity, among 53 the elderly female population raises great concern in developed and developing countries. 3 54Since overweight and obesity are risk factors for adverse health events 2 such as 55 disturbances in lipid and glycidic metabolism, psychological stress and sleep alterations, 56 with increasing risk of cardiovascular diseases 3 , musculoskeletal disease, acute 57 myocardial infarction 4 , cancer 5 and worse quality of life in comparison to those who were 58 satisfied with their body weight 6 . 59Overweight and obesity have become a public health problem in the world. The 60 projection for 2025 is that about 2.3 billion adults are overweight, and more than 700 61 million are obese. According to a study conducted in 2016, the rate of overweight among 62 Brazilian women is 50.5%, increasing this frequency with age and up to 64 years 7 . 63Epidemiological data are still scarce associating excess weight with behavioural 64 and clinical variables in climacteric women 8 , using probabilistic samples 9 . Considering 65 that climacteric is an important period of the women life cycle, and that this period is 66 related to the potential peak of fat mass and obesity in this group, the current study aimed 67 to investigate the association between health conditions and excess of weight ratio in 68 climacteri...

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“…Menopausal women’s health has so far been analyzed in the context of experienced symptoms and occurring diseases [3,4], women’s socio-economic status and occupation, eating habits, use of stimulants, and physical activity [5]. The last decade has seen an increase in research aiming to identify the determinants of menopausal women’s health also among psychological, social, and cultural factors, including state of health and global sense of well-being, which is correlated with body image, among others [4,6–13].…”

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Searching for predictors of sense of quality of health: A study using neural networks on a sample of perimenopausal women

Włodarczyk

Dolińska-Zygmunt

2019

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundWe assumed that perimenopausal women’s sense of quality of health (SQH) is a subjective evaluation of their psycho-physical health, and comprises three dimensions: sense of quality of life, menopausal symptoms, and the level of positive and negative affect.PurposeThe aim of the study was to: 1) test a model about SQH, and 2) explore the role of personality traits, self-esteem, body self, and self-stereotype as predictors of SQH.MethodsThe sample included 201 women aged between 45 and 55 (50.11±3.07). Participants filled out the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Personality Inventory based on the Big Five Factor Model, the Body Self Questionnaire, and a survey querying perimenopausal women’s self-stereotype. To determine the individual SQH dimensions we used the Sense of Quality of Life Questionnaire, the Menopause Symptom List, and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. To verify the assumptions of the SQH model and look for SQH predictors we conducted a neural networks analysis with structure optimization via genetic algorithms (a multivariate analysis).ResultsThe SQH model was verified in the course of several neural networks analyses with structure optimization via genetic algorithms (R = 0.849, R2 = 0.723, F = 133,232, p < 0.01). Moreover, we confirmed that SQH comprised three dimensions: quality of life, menopausal symptoms, and affect. SQH and menopausal symptoms were correlated. Similarly, positive and negative affect modified the women’s global sense of quality of life. SQH predictors included: personality traits, self-esteem, the body-self, and menopausal woman’s self-stereotype.ConclusionIn practical terms, our findings may help raise awareness among women and medical practitioners, calling for a holistic approach to the health of menopausal women. Our findings may also facilitate the creation of both prevention and therapeutic programs for women transitioning through menopause, for example, cognitive-behavioral therapy.

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Does body image perception relate to quality of life in middle-aged women?

Cited by 31 publications

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Distorted body weight perception and its gender differences in middle-aged adults: population based study

Distorted body weight perception and its gender differences in middle-aged adults: population based study

Health Conditions Associated with Overweight in Climacteric Women

Searching for predictors of sense of quality of health: A study using neural networks on a sample of perimenopausal women

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