Susan Darlow|Melody S. Goodman|Jewel D. Stafford|Christina Lachance|Kimberly A. Kaphingst
Weight Perceptions and Perceived Risk for Diabetes and Heart Disease Among Overweight and Obese Women, Suffolk County, New York, 2008
Fox Chase Cancer Center
many americans fail accurately identify overweight underestimate risk obesityrelated diseases purpose study investigate associations weight perceptions perceived risk diabetes heart disease among overweight obese womenwe examined survey responses 397 overweight obese female health center patients disease risk perceptions weight perceptions derived odds ratios ors 95 confidence intervals cis multivariable logistic regression analyses examine predictors perceived risk diabetes heart disease stratified results health literacyperceiving oneself overweight 278 95 ci 116666 believing overweight personal health problem 246 95 ci 126480 family history diabetes 322 95 ci 153678 associated greater perceived risk diabetes perceiving oneself overweight 433 95 ci 1261486 family history heart disease 225 95 ci 108469 associated greater perceived risk heart disease among respondents higher health literacy believing overweight personal health problem associated greater perceived risk diabetes 491 95 ci 1681435 among respondents lower health literacy perceiving oneself overweight associated greater perceived risk heart disease 469 95 ci 1022162our findings indicate association accurate weight perceptions perceived risk diabetes heart disease overweight obese women study adds research disease risk perceptions atrisk populations