Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD
Résumé : poster presentation, 22nd European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular protection, London,26-29 April 2012
OBJECTIVE: Several studies demonstrate that the perception of overweight is associated with attempts at weight control in overweight subjects. Our objective is to describe the factors associated with the perception of overweight in an adult Caribbean population, and in particular, to assess the relationship between the perception of overweight and previous medical diagnosis of overweight. METHOD AND DESIGN: Consant was a cross-sectional study carried out in 2007 on a representative sample of the adult Guadeloupean population. Included were 1,005 subjects aged 25-74 years, drawn from stratified random sampling, and interviewed at home. The perception of overweight was evaluated by the question: "Do you consider yourself to be overweight?" with a binary response. RESULTS: Among overweight subjects (Body Mass Index ≥ 25 kg/m2, n = 576), 38.6% provided an incorrect assessment of their weight status. This proportion falls to 17.4% in those who stated to have previously received a medical diagnosis of overweight. However, only 48.8% of overweight subjects stated to have received such a diagnosis. A logistic regression shows that the underestimation of weight status is associated with the absence of previous diagnosis for overweight (OR: 5.35 - p < 10-3), as well as an age greater than or equal to 55 years (OR: 2.91 - p < 10-3), a BMI of less than 30 kg/m² (OR: 2.26 - p: 0.001), the male sex (OR: 1.86 - p: 0.004), and a low income level (OR: 1.62 - p: 0.030), but not a lack of awareness regarding the role of weight control in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Similar results are observed if waist circumference is taken as a factor instead of BMI. CONCLUSION: In this population, the lack of medical diagnosis of overweight was the leading factor associated with misperception of overweight. Screening for overweight therefore appears to be one of the preconditions to weight management, and remains a fundamental but often unused element in the fight against obesity.
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739785

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hal-00739785
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739785
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739785/document
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739785/file/The_lacksur screening_is_the_leading_factor_associated_with_the_misperceptionsur overweight_cor.pdf

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Elsevier Masson
Résumé : International audience
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between hypertension and perceived material insecurity in a disadvantaged Caribbean population. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We used data from a cross-sectional study involving 2420 disadvantaged subjects aged 18-69 years, included consecutively at three Guadeloupian health centers. Hypertension was diagnosed over two consultations with a total of six blood pressure measurements. Perceived material insecurity was assessed using a closed-ended question. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypertension was estimated at 17.7% among subjects who believed their material situation would improve in the future, at 28.2% among those who believed it would remain the same, and at 43.3% among those who believed it would deteriorate. A multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that hypertension risk more than doubled (OR: 2.35 - P: 0.002) among subjects who believed that their material situation would deteriorate in the future compared to those who believed that their situation would improve, with no significant sex-related differences. This relationship was especially strong among subjects aged 40 years or more (OR: 3.30 - P<10(-3)), and among subjects with low education level (OR: 3.81 - P: 0.003), but was independent of the other tested variables. CONCLUSION: In this disadvantaged population, perceived material insecurity is a psychosocial factor strongly associated with hypertension, independently of subjects' risk behaviors. Subjects aged 40 years or more and subjects with a low education level seem the most vulnerable.
ISSN: 0003-3928

hal-00739792
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739792
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739792/document
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739792/file/HTA_et_precarite_percue_en_guadeloupe_-_Copie.pdf
DOI : 10.1016/j.ancard.2012.04.023

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD
Résumé : oral presentation, 22nd European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular protection, London, 26-29 april 2012
To assess the relationship between socioeconomic factors and the expression of multiple cardiovascular risk factors in an adult Caribbean population.
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739783

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hal-00739783
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739783
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739783/document
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739783/file/High_cardiovascular_risk_cor.pdf

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD
Résumé : poster presentation, 22nd European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular protection, London, 26-29 April 2012
To asssess and specify the relationship between hypertension and general obesity and/or abdominal obesity in an adult Caribbean population.
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739787

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hal-00739787
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739787
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739787/document
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00739787/file/Hypertension_is_more_strongly_associated_with_waist_circumference_than_BMI_cor.pdf