Clinical Study
Adults with Greater Weight Satisfaction Report More Positive Health Behaviors and Have Better Health Status Regardless of BMI
Table 1
Participants’ characteristics by gender, Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, 1987–2002 ()*.
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| * applies for all data except for percent body fat and for waist circumference in men, and for percent body fat, for waist circumference in women; does not include those in the underweight category. This data is shown for illustration but was not included in any of the analyses. †Difference is significant (i.e., Ho: Satisfaction = 0) at . ‡Difference in weight satisfaction between the genders is significant at . are means and standard deviations (SD); differences between the genders are significant at for all variables. metabolic equivalent tasks achieved during treadmill test. ⨀Goal weight is that weight reported by the subject to be his/her ideal as of the first examination from 1987 to 2002. **Weight Satisfaction = the Measured weight minus (−) the goal weight in kg. ††BMI = body mass index, a measure of relative weight is described by this formula: weight (kg)/height (m)2. ‡‡Goal weight expressed in BMI units (kg/m2). satisfaction expressed in BMI units (kg/m2). categorical variables reported as number with characteristic and percent of total (%); differences between genders significant at for all variables. ⨀ ⨀Defined as the history of hypertension or resting systolic/diastolic blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg. ***Defined as any personal history of myocardial infarction or stroke; cancer, or diabetes including insulin use, or fasting blood glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dL). †††Defined as the history of hypercholesterolemia or fasting total cholesterol level ≥6.2 mmol/L (240 mg/dL). ‡‡‡Activity, from leisure-time physical activity questionnaire, inactive defined as no regular leisure-time activity; moderate defined as some participation in regular leisure-time activity, or walking, jogging, or running up to 10 miles per week; active defined as walking, jogging, or running more than 10 miles per week. use defined as Never = never smoked cigarettes; Former = previously smoked cigarettes; Current = currently smoked cigarettes based on self-reported smoking habit questionnaire. more to maintain weight is coded as No = generally eating less or just what he/she wants to maintain weight; Yes = generally having to eat more than what he/she wants to maintain weight. ⨀ ⨀⨀Diet frequency is coded as Less = subject reports never, rarely, or only sometimes dieting; More = subject reports often or always dieting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||