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. 2022 Jun 20;19(12):7546.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127546.

Predictors of Weight-Control Behavior in Healthy Weight and Overweight Korean Middle-Aged Women

Ae-Kyung Chang  1 , Sun-Hui Kim  2
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Predictors of Weight-Control Behavior in Healthy Weight and Overweight Korean Middle-Aged Women

Ae-Kyung Chang et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Although obesity level is considered to influence weight-control behavior, few studies have examined how predictors of weight-control behavior differ according to obesity level. We compared the predictors of weight-control behavior in healthy weight and overweight middle-aged Korean women. This study used a comparative cross-sectional design. In total, 352 middle-aged women (131 overweight and 221 healthy) who visited community centers in eight Korean cities participated in the study. Participants completed self-report questionnaires concerning perceived health, body dissatisfaction, health-related concerns, self-esteem, and weight-control behavior. Scores for weight-control behavior in the overweight group were higher than those in the healthy weight group. Stepwise multiple regression showed that health-related concerns, body dissatisfaction, socioeconomic status, and self-esteem predicted weight-control behavior in the overweight group. Perceived health, socioeconomic status, meal regularity, health-related concerns, and age predicted weight-control behavior in the healthy weight group. The findings indicate that nursing strategies should differ according to obesity level to improve weight-control behavior in middle-aged women. In community or clinical settings, nurses are advised to develop customized weight control programs based on obesity levels in middle-aged women.

Keywords: body mass index; healthy weight; middle-aged women; overweight; weight control.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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