Assessment of the agreement between the body weight perception and the overweight anthropometric diagnostic in women attended in a Health Center of Belo Horizonte

Authors

  • Adriano Marçal Pimenta UFMG, curso de graduação em Enfermagem
  • Suelene Coelho UFMG, Escola de Enfermagem , Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública; USP
  • Karina Aparecida Marçal UFMG, curso de graduação em Enfermagem
  • Gilberto Kac Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Nutrição
  • Gustavo Velásquez Meléndez UFMG, Escola de Enfermagem , Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/2316-9389.2001.v5.50960

Keywords:

Obesity, Body Image, Women/Health Centers

Abstract

The study identified the body weight perception of 827 women selected in a health center in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, comparing it with the overweight anthropometric diagnostic. The subjects of the study were asked about their weight and classified as overweight or ideal weight. A high percentage of women of this study overestimated their perceived self-image. Differences of +/- 8 and +/- 4 kg between reported weight and measured weight would be expected in 95% of the lower an higher family income, respectively, compromising the first group's related weight.

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Published

2001-12-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2001)

Section

Research

License

Copyright (c) 2001 Reme: Revista Mineira de Enfermagem

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How to Cite

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Assessment of the agreement between the body weight perception and the overweight anthropometric diagnostic in women attended in a Health Center of Belo Horizonte. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2001 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 22];5(1). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50960

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