Body Size Misperception and Overweight or Obesity among Saudi College-Aged Females
The aim of the study was to investigate the associations between perceived and desired body size and overweight and obesity among college-aged females. A multistage stratified cluster random sample was used to select 907 healthy females from a major Saudi public university. The Stunkard Figure Ratin...
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| author | Jumanah Albeeybe Abdulaziz Alomer Tasneem Alahmari Nawal Asiri Reema Alajaji Reem Almassoud Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa |
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| description | The aim of the study was to investigate the associations between perceived and desired body size and overweight and obesity among college-aged females. A multistage stratified cluster random sample was used to select 907 healthy females from a major Saudi public university. The Stunkard Figure Rating Scale (FRS) was used for body size assessment. Overweight/obesity classification was based on BMI less than or equal to/greater than 25 kg/m2. Overweight plus obesity prevalence was 28.1%. There were significant differences between females with overweight/obesity and those without overweight/obesity in both perceived and desired body size scores. Compared with only 4% of females without overweight/obesity, 37% of the participants with overweight/obesity scored higher than five (median) in the FRS. The perceived body size correlated more strongly with many of the selected variables than did the desired body size, especially with BMI (r=0.679; p<0.001), body weight (r=0.652; p<0.001), and weight loss attempts (r=0.466; p<0.001). Also, there was a significant relationship between BMI and weight loss attempts (r=0.370; p<0.001). BMI and weight loss attempts appear to predict the perceived body size and the discrepancy between perceived and desired body size scores. Psychosocial and lifestyle factors that might influence female’s body misperception need to be addressed in future studies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-664aa0694c414fb6a4d9c5fe98b699e62025-08-20T03:34:17ZengWileyJournal of Obesity2090-07082090-07162018-01-01201810.1155/2018/52469155246915Body Size Misperception and Overweight or Obesity among Saudi College-Aged FemalesJumanah Albeeybe0Abdulaziz Alomer1Tasneem Alahmari2Nawal Asiri3Reema Alajaji4Reem Almassoud5Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa6College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Orthopedics, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, P.O. Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Saudi ArabiaLifestyle and Health Research, Health Science Research Center, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 93216, Riyadh 11673, Saudi ArabiaThe aim of the study was to investigate the associations between perceived and desired body size and overweight and obesity among college-aged females. A multistage stratified cluster random sample was used to select 907 healthy females from a major Saudi public university. The Stunkard Figure Rating Scale (FRS) was used for body size assessment. Overweight/obesity classification was based on BMI less than or equal to/greater than 25 kg/m2. Overweight plus obesity prevalence was 28.1%. There were significant differences between females with overweight/obesity and those without overweight/obesity in both perceived and desired body size scores. Compared with only 4% of females without overweight/obesity, 37% of the participants with overweight/obesity scored higher than five (median) in the FRS. The perceived body size correlated more strongly with many of the selected variables than did the desired body size, especially with BMI (r=0.679; p<0.001), body weight (r=0.652; p<0.001), and weight loss attempts (r=0.466; p<0.001). Also, there was a significant relationship between BMI and weight loss attempts (r=0.370; p<0.001). BMI and weight loss attempts appear to predict the perceived body size and the discrepancy between perceived and desired body size scores. Psychosocial and lifestyle factors that might influence female’s body misperception need to be addressed in future studies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5246915 |
| spellingShingle | Jumanah Albeeybe Abdulaziz Alomer Tasneem Alahmari Nawal Asiri Reema Alajaji Reem Almassoud Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa Body Size Misperception and Overweight or Obesity among Saudi College-Aged Females Journal of Obesity |
| title | Body Size Misperception and Overweight or Obesity among Saudi College-Aged Females |
| title_full | Body Size Misperception and Overweight or Obesity among Saudi College-Aged Females |
| title_fullStr | Body Size Misperception and Overweight or Obesity among Saudi College-Aged Females |
| title_full_unstemmed | Body Size Misperception and Overweight or Obesity among Saudi College-Aged Females |
| title_short | Body Size Misperception and Overweight or Obesity among Saudi College-Aged Females |
| title_sort | body size misperception and overweight or obesity among saudi college aged females |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5246915 |
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