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Satisfied or unaware? Racial differences in perceived weight status.

Gary G Bennett1, Kathleen Y Wolin

  • 1Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA. gbennett@hsph.harvard.edu

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Racial and ethnic minorities, particularly Black and Hispanic individuals, are more likely to misperceive their weight status. This weight status misperception may hinder the effectiveness of obesity interventions in these populations.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Disparities
  • Obesity Research

Background:

  • Obesity disproportionately affects racial/ethnic minority communities.
  • Accurate weight status perception is crucial for successful weight management.
  • Racial/ethnic differences in weight perception among overweight adults were investigated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine racial and ethnic disparities in weight status misperception.
  • To identify specific groups at higher risk for misperceiving their weight.
  • To inform the development of targeted obesity interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of nationally-representative data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002.
  • Inclusion of overweight and obese adult men and women.
  • Definition of weight status misperception as self-reporting 'about the right weight' or 'underweight'.

Main Results:

  • Blacks were twice as likely and Hispanics 70% more likely than Whites to misperceive their weight.
  • Black overweight and obese women showed significantly higher odds of misperception compared to White women.
  • Overweight Black and Hispanic men, and obese Black men, had higher odds of misperception than White men.

Conclusions:

  • Weight status misperceptions are more prevalent among Black and Hispanic men.
  • Persistent disparities suggest potential resistance to physician weight counseling.
  • Strategies to correct weight status misperceptions are essential for effective obesity interventions.