A Survey on Perception of Obesity in General Population.
- Author:
Mi RHYU
1
;
Sung Hee LEE
;
Hong Gwan SEO
;
Hye Soon PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea. jamiemom@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
obesity;
body mass index;
perception
- MeSH:
Adult;
Body Mass Index;
Classification;
Diet;
Female;
Health Promotion;
Humans;
Ideal Body Weight;
Male;
Obesity*;
Somatotypes;
Weights and Measures;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
2003;24(3):265-270
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACGROUND: In modern society, thin appearance is treated as ideal, making the majority of the normal weight group think that they are fat. Therefore, exercise and diet, numerous unhealthy methods were frequently chosen by normal weight group for weight control. The authors gave a definition of Ideal Body Weight and attempted to propose a new classification of obesity to the normal weight group who do not view themselves as they should. METHODS: The test subjects were 261 adults, who visited the IJUH Health Promotion Center between May 15, 2002 and June 30, 2002. After the subjects were measured anthropometric values such as height and weight, the self-recorded questionnaires including 12 questions were collected. The grades of somatotype drawing were 1~9 by BMI. The subjects chose 1 somatotype drawing that was thought to be obese man and woman. RESULTS: The data were collected from 261 subjects. For female somatotype drawing, 81.7% of the men and 49.1% of the women thought the drawings of normal weight were obese (P <0.001). For male somatotype drawing, 47.7% of the men and 29.3% of the women thought the drawings of normal weight were obese (P <0.01). For women's weights, 81.7% of the men and 82.1% of the women thought the normal weight was obese. For men's weights, 20.3% of the men and 23.6% of the women thought the normal weight was obese. Women thought the normal weight was obese more than in men. CONCLUSION: Women thought the normal weight was obese more than in men. Many men and women thought below the BMI 25 was obese.
