Bias in reported body weight as a function of education, occupation, health and weight concern
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Self-reported body weights generally agree with the measured weight for a broad range of population subgroups. Men underreport their weight by about 1.3% and women by 1.7%. The underreporting is directly related to weight and inversely related to height. For men, the underreporting is related to the history of weight-control attempts and weight-related health conditions, age, and education. Old men generally underreport their body weights.
Publication Name: Addictive Behaviors
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0306-4603
Year: 1996
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Effects of exercise-focused versus weight-focused maintenance programs on the management of obesity
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Maintaining treatment-induced weight losses is a challenge in obesity management. The effectiveness of an extended treatment program with an emphasis on exercise, has been compared with an extended treatment program with an emphasis on maintaining weight loss. It is concluded that extended therapy programs concentrating on exercise are not as effective as those concentrating on maintaining weight loss.
Publication Name: Addictive Behaviors
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0306-4603
Year: 1999
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