Almubark Rasha A, Alqahtani Saleh, Isnani Arthur C, Alqarni Ali, Shams Mahmoud, Yahia Moataz, Alfadda Assim A
Sharik Association for Health Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Liver Transplant Unit, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2022 Jun 3;15:1179-1188. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S346206. eCollection 2022.
Several studies have investigated gender differences in various obesity-related outcomes. Females were found to have more accurate weight perception and reported more frequency of attempted weight loss. The objective of this study was to assess gender differences in the attitudes and management of people with obesity (PwO) in Saudi Arabia using data from the ACTION-IO study.
A survey was conducted in Saudi Arabia in June and July 2018 on adults with obesity (based on self-reported body mass index of ≥30 kg/m).
A total of 1000 people with obesity completed the survey; 565 (56.5%) were male (mean age of 36.9 years and mean BMI of 33.5 kg/m) and 435 (43.5%) were female (mean age of 36.3 years and mean BMI of 34.5 kg/m). The two most reported motivations for wanting to lose weight for both groups were to improve appearance (38%) and to have more energy (35%). Females were more likely to trust their health-care provider (HCP) advice about weight management when compared to males (87% females, 82% males, p = 0.059) and were more likely to have concerns regarding long-term safety associated with prescription weight loss medications (65% female versus 59% males, p = 0.043). On the other hand, males were more likely to seek their physician to prescribe weight loss medication if they hear of a new medication (55% males versus 46% females, p = 0.014), and more to believe that there are good options available for weight loss medications (74% males versus 67% females, p = 0.040). Also, more males prefer to take weight loss medications than to have a weight loss surgery (65% males, 59% females, p = 0.054).
Overall, this study increases our understanding on the attitudes of both females and males towards the management of weight loss and opens the discussion for gender-specific weight loss interventions.
多项研究调查了各种与肥胖相关结果中的性别差异。研究发现，女性对体重的认知更准确，且报告的尝试减肥频率更高。本研究的目的是利用ACTION-IO研究的数据，评估沙特阿拉伯肥胖人群在肥胖态度和管理方面的性别差异。
2018年6月和7月在沙特阿拉伯对肥胖成年人（根据自我报告的体重指数≥30kg/m²）进行了一项调查。
共有1000名肥胖者完成了调查；其中565名（56.5%）为男性（平均年龄36.9岁，平均体重指数33.5kg/m²），435名（43.5%）为女性（平均年龄36.3岁，平均体重指数34.5kg/m²）。两组报告的想要减肥的两个最主要动机是改善外貌（38%）和拥有更多精力（35%）。与男性相比，女性更有可能信任其医疗保健提供者（HCP）关于体重管理的建议（女性87%，男性82%，p = 0.059），并且更有可能担心与处方减肥药物相关的长期安全性（女性65%，男性59%，p = 0.043）。另一方面，如果男性听说了一种新的减肥药物，他们更有可能寻求医生开这种药（男性55%，女性46%，p = 0.014），并且更相信有好的减肥药物可供选择（男性74%，女性67%，p = 0.040）。此外，更多男性更喜欢服用减肥药物而不是进行减肥手术（男性65%，女性59%，p = 0.054）。
总体而言，本研究增进了我们对男性和女性在减肥管理态度方面的理解，并开启了针对特定性别的减肥干预措施的讨论。
