Weight underestimation for adults in Beijing and its association with chronic disease awareness and weight management

Abstract Background Obesity is known to be a risk factor to a variety of chronic diseases. Weight misperception has an impact on weight-loss attitude and behavior. We aimed to investigate factors associated with weight underestimation, and to assess the effect of hypertension, diabetes and dyslipide...

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Main Authors: Kai Fang, Hang Li, Aijuan Ma, Jing Dong, Jin Xie, Ying Zhou, Kun Qi, Yingqi Wei, Gang Li, Jie Cao, Zhong Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-018-0873-7