PMID- 20413385
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110414
LR  - 20211020
IS  - 1557-9891 (Electronic)
IS  - 1557-9883 (Linking)
VI  - 5
IP  - 1
DP  - 2011 Jan
TI  - Awareness of obesity and diabetes: a survey of a subset of British male drivers.
PG  - 30-7
LID - 10.1177/1557988309359803 [doi]
AB  - Behavior modification necessary to tackle obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus 
      (T2DM) requires individual awareness of the existing problem. OBJECTIVES: This 
      study aimed to assess body weight perception, awareness of the relation between 
      adiposity and T2DM, and the relation between adiposity and weight loss attempts. 
      METHODS: Male drivers were recruited randomly from motorway service stations 
      between May and July 2007, completed a questionnaire and had body mass index 
      (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and body composition. RESULTS: Participants 
      included 266 men, median age 52 years, and BMI 28.25 kg/m2. Obesity prevalence 
      was 46% based on BMI and 73% based on WC. Participants underestimated their WC 
      (94.3 +/- 10.2 vs. 102.9 +/- 11.41 cm, estimated vs. actual, p < .001). Of 
      participants with normal BMI, 18% thought they were overweight, whereas 26% of 
      overweight thought they were "just right" and 19% of obese recognized their 
      obesity. Based on WC, 30% of participants with normal WC thought they were obese 
      and 9% of obese realized they were obese. Only 25% and 42% of participants 
      recognized that T2DM is associated with large waist and obesity, respectively. A 
      total of 81% of overweight and 62% of obese participants (based on BMI) believed 
      that they were not at increased risk of T2DM. Self-perception of adiposity weakly 
      predicted weight loss attempts (lambda = 0.28, p = .008). CONCLUSION: Male drivers 
      significantly underestimate their adiposity and risk of T2DM. Further public 
      education regarding obesity, its associated health risks, and the benefits of 
      weight loss is needed.
FAU - DeVille-Almond, Jane
AU  - DeVille-Almond J
AD  - University of Birmingham, UK.
FAU - Tahrani, Abd A
AU  - Tahrani AA
FAU - Grant, Jane
AU  - Grant J
FAU - Gray, Melanie
AU  - Gray M
FAU - Thomas, G Neil
AU  - Thomas GN
FAU - Taheri, Shahrad
AU  - Taheri S
LA  - eng
GR  - RTF/01/094/DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20100421
PL  - United States
TA  - Am J Mens Health
JT  - American journal of men's health
JID - 101287723
SB  - IM
MH  - Adiposity/physiology
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - *Attitude to Health
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/prevention & control
MH  - England/epidemiology
MH  - Health Surveys
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Obesity/epidemiology
MH  - Risk Reduction Behavior
EDAT- 2010/04/24 06:00
MHDA- 2011/04/16 06:00
CRDT- 2010/04/24 06:00
PHST- 2010/04/24 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/04/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/04/16 06:00 [medline]
AID - 1557988309359803 [pii]
AID - 10.1177/1557988309359803 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Am J Mens Health. 2011 Jan;5(1):30-7. doi: 10.1177/1557988309359803. Epub 2010 
      Apr 21.