title: What women think about their husbands' opinions might influence women's body image: an explorative study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Self-perception of weight status is an important factor in food consumption and weight-loss-related behaviors.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine women's self-perception of weight status, married women's perception of their husbands' opinions regarding women's weight status, the relationship between socio-demographic factors and under-assessment of weight status in overweight/obese women.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a cross-sectional study in the year 2003 in Islamshahr, 704 adult women aged 19 to 65 years were included.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women's self-perception of weight and married women's perception of husbands' opinions regarding women's weight status were compared with actual weight group categorized according to body mass index (BMI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Results were expressed as frequency and percentage. Logistic regression was used to assess the independent effects of various socio-demographic factors on under-assessment of weight status in overweight and obese women. Data were analyzed using SPSS 11.5 for Windows (SPSS, Chicago, IL).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 48% (338) women misclassified their weight status relative to their actual weight. Married women's perception of husbands' opinion regarding women's weight status showed about 57% (266) misclassification. Multivariate regression analysis revealed place of residence and women's perception of husbands' opinion regarding women's weight status to be independently associated with under-assessment of weight status by overweight and obese women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overweight and obese women's perception of their husbands' opinion regarding women's weight status has a significant effect on assessment of weight status by women. Women of Islamshahr should be taught to more accurately assess weight status and to initiate action to prevent or correct excessive weight.
authors: Department of Social Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. gsotodeh@sina.tums.ac.ir
authors: Gity
authors: G
authors: Sotoudeh
authors: Shahla
authors: S
authors: Khosravi
authors: Mojgan
authors: M
authors: Karbakhsh
authors: Farahnaz
authors: F
authors: Khajehnasiri
authors: Hamid Reza
authors: HR
authors: Khalkhali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053592:Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D053592:Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases