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| Title |
Underestimation of weight and its associated factors among overweight and obese adults in Pakistan: a cross sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, May 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-11-363 |
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| Authors |
Seema Bhanji, Ali Khan Khuwaja, Fawad Siddiqui, Iqbal Azam, Khawar Kazmi |
| Abstract |
Weight loss is known to decrease the health risks associated with being overweight and obese. Awareness of overweight status is an important determinant of weight loss attempts and may have more of an impact on one's decision to lose weight than objective weight status. We therefore investigated the perception of weight among adults attending primary care clinics in Karachi, Pakistan, and compared it to their weight categories based on BMI (Body Mass Index), focusing on the underestimation of weight in overweight and obese individuals. We also explored the factors associated with underestimation of weight in these individuals. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 81 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 79 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 17 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 10% |
| Researcher | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 17 | 21% |
| Unknown | 13 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 20% |
| Psychology | 7 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 14% |
| Unknown | 17 | 21% |