Body Weight Dissatisfaction Among Israeli Jewish and Arab Women With Normal or Overweight-Obese Body Mass Index, Israeli INHIS-1, 2003-2004

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Niskar, Amanda ; Baron-Epel, Orna ; Garty-Sandalon, Noga ; Keinan-Boker, Lital
• Description:
  Introduction ; In Israel, 58.9% of Jewish and Arab Israeli women aged 25 to 64 years are overweight or obese (body mass index ≥25 kg/m2). The objective of this analysis is to describe body weight dissatisfaction differences between Jewish and Arab Israeli women with normal or overweight-obese body mass index. ; Methods ; This analysis included 1,393 Jewish and Arab women who participated in the Israeli National Health Interview Survey, 2003-2004. The survey covered a random sample of the Israeli general population aged 21 years or older. All variables were based on self-report. Body weight dissatisfaction was a multiple-choice question in the survey that offered the following responses: very satisfied, satisfied, reasonably satisfied, not satisfied, or very unsatisfied. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted. ; Results ; Overall, 39.1% of Jewish women reported body weight dissatisfaction, compared with 29.1% of Arab women. Older overweight-obese Arab women had a lower prevalence of body weight dissatisfaction than Jewish women of the same age group, which indicates cultural differences in body weight dissatisfaction among older overweight-obese women. However, cultural differences do not appear to influence body weight dissatisfaction among younger Jewish and Arab women of normal weight. ; Conclusion ; This study suggests that Jewish and Arab women differ in their perceptions of body weight. Interventions tailored to each group are needed to promote healthy dietary and physical activity behaviors.
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arabs
  • Body Image
  • Culture
  • Data Collection
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jews
  • Middle Aged
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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 6(2).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Israel
• Location:
  Middle East
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  2
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20341/cdc_20341_DS1.pdf
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  Preventing Chronic Disease
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