title: The Association between Body Weight Misperception and Psychosocial Factors in Korean Adult Women Less than 65 Years Old with Normal Weight.
abstract: With society's increasing interest in weight control and body weight, we investigated the association between psychological factors and body image misperception in different age groups of adult Korean women with a normal weight. On a total of 4,600 women from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2009, a self-report questionnaire was used to assess body weight perception and 3 psychological factors: self-rated health status, stress recognition, and depressed mood. Through logistic regression analysis, a poor self-rated health status (P = 0.001) and a higher recognition of stress (P = 0.001) were significantly associated with body image misperception and this significance remained after controlling for several sociodemographic (Model 1: adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.62; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.31-2.00), health behavior and psychological factors (Model 2: aOR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.29-1.96; Model 3: aOR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.01-1.84). Especially, highly stressed middle-aged (50-64 yr) women were more likely to have body image misperception (Model 2: aOR, 2.85; 95% CI, 1.30-6.26). However, the correlation between depressed mood and self-reported body weight was inconsistent between different age groups. In conclusion, self-rated health status and a high recognition rate of severe stress were related to body weight misperception which could suggest tailored intervention to adult women especially women in younger age or low self-rated health status or a high recognition rate of severe stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Life Chemistry, Seoul National University College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoonhee
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eunjoo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Education and Research, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Doosup
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Kiheon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D001835:Body Weight; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011584:Psychology; D012016:Reference Values; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D016387:Women's Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Body Weight Misperception; Korean; Normal Weight; Psychological; Women