Trends in Overweight and Obesity Self-awareness Among Adults With Overweight or Obesity in the United States, 1999 to 2016
Authors: Ye Eun Kwak, Ross McMillan, Edwin K. McDonald
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2020)

LettersMay 2021Trends in Overweight and Obesity Self-awareness Among Adults With Overweight or Obesity in the United States, 1999 to 2016Ye Eun Kwak, MD, Ross McMillan, MD, and Edwin K. McDonald IV, MDYe Eun Kwak, MDUniversity of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, Ross McMillan, MDUniversity of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, and Edwin K. McDonald IV, MDUniversity of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IllinoisAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M20-3882 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: Despite an increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity and their associated comorbidities and mortality in the United States, a significant number of U.S. adults with overweight or obesity do not consider themselves to be overweight (1, 2). Adults with overweight or obesity who do not perceive themselves to be overweight may be ill-equipped to adjust their attitudes toward their excess body weight and are less likely to try to lose weight (3).Objective: To investigate the trends of overweight and obesity self-awareness among U.S. adults with overweight or obesity as well as factors associated with obesity self-awareness ...References1. Flegal KM, Kruszon-Moran D, Carroll MD, et al. Trends in obesity among adults in the United States, 2005 to 2014. JAMA. 2016;315:2284-91. [PMID: 27272580] doi:10.1001/jama.2016.6458 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Haslam DW, James WP. Obesity. Lancet. 2005;366:1197-209. [PMID: 16198769] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Post RE, Mainous AG 3rd, Gregorie SH, et al. The influence of physician acknowledgment of patients' weight status on patient perceptions of overweight and obesity in the United States. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:316-21. [PMID: 21357807] doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2010.549 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Chithambo TP, Huey SJ. Black/White differences in perceived weight and attractiveness among overweight women. J Obes. 2013;2013:320326. [PMID: 23533721] doi:10.1155/2013/320326 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Fernández JR, Heo M, Heymsfield SB, et al. Is percentage body fat differentially related to body mass index in Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and European Americans? Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;77:71-5. [PMID: 12499325] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IllinoisDisclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M20-3882.Reproducible Research Statement: Study protocol and statistical code: Available from Dr. Kwak (e-mail, yeeun.[email protected]edu). Data set: Available at https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/Default.aspx.Corresponding Author: Ye Eun Kwak, MD, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, M421, Chicago, IL 60637; e-mail, yeeun.[email protected]edu.This article was published at Annals.org on 1 December 2020. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTrends in the Prevalence of Metabolically Healthy Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2018Trends in body mass index, overweight and obesity among adults in the USA, the NHANES from 2003 to 2018: a repeat cross-sectional survey May 2021Volume 174, Issue 5Page: 721-723KeywordsBody mass indexBody weightGastroenterology and hepatologyHealth insuranceHealth surveysNutritionObesityOdds ratioOverweightRacial and ethnic issues ePublished: 1 December 2020 Issue Published: May 2021 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2020 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...