Relationships between Obesity, Body Image Perception, and Weight Control in Adult Women
10.4069/kjwhn.2019.25.2.129
- Author:
Hyunju CHAE
1
Author Information
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Joongbu University, Geumsan, Korea. hjchae@joongbu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Body mass index;
Abdominal obesity;
Body image;
Obesity management;
Women
- MeSH:
Adult;
Body Image;
Body Mass Index;
Education;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Nutrition Surveys;
Obesity;
Obesity, Abdominal;
Somatotypes;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2019;25(2):129-142
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between obesity, body image perception, and weight control for obesity management in adult women. METHODS: The subjects of this study were 3,617 women aged over 19 years, who participated in the Seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016. Data were analyzed through complex sampling design data analysis. RESULTS: Right body image perception according to obesity was apparent between 70.6–81.7% of women and 76.5% of women with abdominal obesity perceived that they were normal. Obese women performed more weight control than non-obese women. Women with only abdominal obesity performed less weight control than non-obese women, and 47.3% of them performed weight control. Women who perceived themselves as obese performed more weight control than women who perceived themselves as non-obese (odds ratio, 2.08; confidence interval, 1.69–2.57), but body mass index was not observed to be associated with weight control. CONCLUSIONS: Education on abdominal obesity should be provided to increase awareness about abdominal obesity and its effective management, especially in women with only abdominal obesity. In addition, interventions for right body type perception should be provided for proper weight control along with prevention and management of obesity.
