Is body image perception and (dis)satisfaction associated with anthropometric profile of older women attending a senior community center?

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...

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Published inJournal of women & aging Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 473 - 486
Main Authors Pimenta, Isiyara Taverna, Coelho, Gabriela Morgado de Oliveira, Soares, Eliane de Abreu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 04.07.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
aging behavior
anthropometry
Body image
body image dissatisfaction
Body mass index
Body measurements
Body size
body size perception
Body weight
Discontent
Human body
Obesity
Older people
Older women
Overweight
Perception
Physical growth
Regression analysis
Satisfaction
Self image
Variables
Women
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0895-2841
1540-7322
DOI:10.1080/08952841.2021.1917241