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- Title
Underestimation of weight and its associated factors among overweight and obese adults in Pakistan: a cross sectional study.
- Authors
Bhanji, Seema; Khuwaja, Ali Khan; Siddiqui, Fawad; Azam, Iqbal; Kazmi, Khawar
- 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.
- Publication
BMC public health, 2011, Vol 11, p363
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-11-363