Gender Differences in Body Mass Index, Body Weight Perception, weight satisfaction, disordered eating and Weight control strategies among Indian Medical and Nursing Undergraduates

Poreddi, Vijayalakshmi; Thimmaiah, Rohini; Reddy, S. Sai Nikhil; B.V, Kathyayani; Gandhi, Sailaxmi; BadaMath, Suresh

doi:10.17533/udea.iee.v35n3a04

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“…Considering that females showed lower proportions of overweight/obese respect to males, and that they expressed an higher desire to lose weight, it is possible that most of these misperceptions were sustained by female students. This is in line with other investigations, which reported gender discrepancies in self-reported and desired weight [17–19].…”

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A cross-sectional study investigating lifestyle and weight perception of undergraduate students in southern Italy

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BackgroundThe aim of the study was to explore lifestyle of undergraduate students in southern Italy and to investigate their determinants.MethodsAn anonymous, web-based questionnaire investigating weight and its perception, smoking and alcohol use, achievement of recommended levels of physical activity and time spent daily in screen-based sedentary behaviors was administered to students attending two universities in southern Italy. Age, gender, city, type of degree course attended, occupational status and residential status were considered as possible demographic determinants.ResultsThe majority of the participants reported a normal weight (71.2%), were non-smokers (66.6%), occasional alcohol consumers (60.5%) and insufficiently active (62.6%), with a reported mean screen time exceeding 2 h per day. Gender, city, type of degree course and occupational status were found to be associated with lifestyle by regression analysis. Normal weight, overweight and obese students were generally properly aware of their weight condition; however, weight misperceptions were registered among normal and underweight undergraduates.ConclusionsThis study highlighted some critical issues regarding lifestyles of university students that suggest the need for health promotion interventions targeted mainly on physical activity.

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“…Furthermore, this study demonstrated that females preferred an ideal figure that was underweight, whereas males chose an overweight figure as their ideal model. Similar results were obtained in a study of Indian students [ 3 ]. The highest BMI level in men relative to women was observed in a large Western European sample [ 4 ] as well as in a Central European sample [ 5 ].…”

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“…Males who had higher levels of BR and EN compared to women also had a greater risk of overweight/obesity development than women. Taking into account the relatively young age of the participants in our current study, we assume that high levels of BR and EN may contribute to an increased risk of developing overweight/obesity, mainly as a result of the extraverted lifestyle and diet of people at this age [ 3 , 33 ]. It is worth noting that women face social pressures to pay attention to their appearance and maintain a slim figure, which likely reduces the risk of overweight/obesity [ 2 ].…”

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Association between sex and body mass index as mediated by temperament in a nonclinical adult sample

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Stanisławiak

2018

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Purpose The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the association between sex and body mass index (BMI) as mediated by the temperament traits postulated by the regulative theory of temperament. Methods A group of 317 subjects, including 122 men and 195 women 18–82 years old ( M = 31.93; SD = 12.64 years), was recruited from the general population to participate in the study. A cross-sectional design was applied in this study. Temperament was assessed using the formal characteristics of behaviour–temperament inventory revised version (FCB–TIR). In the sample, BMIs ranged from 16.51 to 35.56 kg/m 2 ( M = 23.31 kg/m 2 ; SD = 3.61 kg/m 2 ). Results The male group had significantly higher BMI, briskness and endurance levels and significantly lower perseveration, sensory sensitivity and emotional reactivity levels compared to the female group. No significant differences between these groups were noted in terms of activity and rhythmicity. The correlations between BMI and briskness and between BMI and endurance were positive, while the correlations between BMI and perseveration and between BMI and activity were negative. The correlations among BMI, sensory sensitivity, emotional reactivity and rhythmicity were not statistically significant. The mediation analysis showed that briskness and endurance were significant partial mediators of the relationship between sex and BMI. Conclusions Sex and two temperament traits, briskness and endurance, were the best predictors of BMI. Briskness and endurance partially mediated the relationship between sex and BMI. Level of evidence Descriptive cross-sectional study. Level V.

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“…Our results of a clearly higher PPV among men than women correspond to the findings of Wolk et al 3 Possibly, high body weight is a taboo to a higher degree among women than men 31. We speculate that health care professionals might have a lower propensity of weighing their female versus male patients and document their BMI, either due to their own or patient barriers; however, we have not been able to identify any studies on this topic.…”

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<p>Validity of ICD-10 diagnoses of overweight and obesity in Danish hospitals</p>

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Pedersen²,

Richelsen³

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PurposeHealth care databases may be a valuable source for epidemiological research in obesity, if diagnoses are valid. We examined the validity and completeness of International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision [ICD-10] diagnosis coding for overweight/obesity in Danish hospitals.Patients and methodsWe linked data from the Danish National Patient Registry on patients with a hospital diagnosis code of overweight/obesity (ICD-10 code E66) with computerized height and weight measurements made during hospital contacts in the Central Denmark Region Clinical Information System. We computed the positive predictive value (PPV) of the IDC-10 diagnosis of overweight/obesity, using a documented body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m2 as gold standard. We also examined the completeness of obesity/overweight diagnosis coding among all patients recorded with BMI ≥25 kg/m2.ResultsOf all 19,672 patients registered with a first diagnosis code of overweight/obesity in the National Patient Registry, 17,351 patients (88.2%) had any BMI measurement recorded in the Central Denmark Region Clinical Information System, and 17,240 patients (87.6%) had a BMI ≥25 kg/m2, yielding a PPV of 87.6% (95% CI: 87.2–88.1). The PPV was slightly higher for primary diagnosis codes of overweight/obesity: 94.1% (95% CI: 93.3–94.8) than for secondary diagnosis codes: 86.1% (95% CI: 85.6–86.6). The PPV increased with higher patient age: from 75.3% (95% CI: 73.8–76.9) in those aged 18–29 years to 94.7% (95% CI: 92.6–96.9) in patients aged 80 years and above. Completeness of obesity/overweight diagnosis coding among patients recorded with BMI ≥25 kg/m2 was only 10.9% (95% CI: 10.8–11.0).ConclusionOur findings indicate a high validity of the ICD-10 code E66 for overweight/obesity when recorded; however, completeness of coding was low. Nonetheless, ICD-10 discharge codes may be a suitable source of data on overweight/obesity for epidemiological research.

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Gender Differences in Body Mass Index, Body Weight Perception, weight satisfaction, disordered eating and Weight control strategies among Indian Medical and Nursing Undergraduates

Cited by 24 publications

References 27 publications

A cross-sectional study investigating lifestyle and weight perception of undergraduate students in southern Italy

A cross-sectional study investigating lifestyle and weight perception of undergraduate students in southern Italy

Association between sex and body mass index as mediated by temperament in a nonclinical adult sample

<p>Validity of ICD-10 diagnoses of overweight and obesity in Danish hospitals</p>

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