Department of Basic and Experimental Nutrition, Graduate Program of Food, Nutrition and Health, Rio De Janeiro State University, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Nutrition Institute, Rio De Janeiro State University, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
J Women Aging. 2022 Jul-Aug;34(4):473-486. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2021.1917241. Epub 2021 Jul 19.
The study aimed to assess the association between body image perception and (dis)satisfaction and the anthropometric profile of older women. Data from 60 women attending a senior community center were analyzed. Body image perception and (dis)satisfaction were considered dependent variables and were assessed using a silhouette scale constructed for the Brazilian population. The independent variables were body mass (BM), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and calf circumference (CC). The associations were performed by logistic and linear regression models. Half of the participants overestimated their body size and 61.7% were dissatisfied due to excess weight. Overweight older women had 3.6 times higher odds to overestimate body size and 14.4 higher odds to be dissatisfied due to excess weight compared to normal-weight women. The increase in BM, BMI, WC, and CC raised mean difference between perceived and desired BMI and the odds of dissatisfaction due to excess weight. The anthropometric profile was more important to explain (dis)satisfaction than body size perception. The stimulus to changes that provide the adequacy of the anthropometric profile may reduce dissatisfaction due to excess weight among older women.
本研究旨在评估身体意象感知与（不）满意以及老年女性人体测量特征之间的关系。分析了来自参加老年社区中心的 60 名女性的数据。身体意象感知和（不）满意度被视为因变量，使用为巴西人群构建的轮廓量表进行评估。自变量为体重（BM）、体重指数（BMI）、腰围（WC）和小腿围（CC）。通过逻辑回归和线性回归模型进行关联分析。一半的参与者高估了自己的体型，61.7%的人因超重而不满意。与正常体重的女性相比，超重的老年女性高估自己体型的可能性高 3.6 倍，因超重而不满意的可能性高 14.4 倍。BM、BMI、WC 和 CC 的增加增加了感知 BMI 与期望 BMI 之间的平均差异，以及因超重而不满意的可能性。与身体大小感知相比，人体测量特征更能解释（不）满意度。刺激改变以提供人体测量特征的适当性可能会减少老年女性因超重而产生的不满。
