ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022
How Unawareness of Weight Excess Can Increase Cardiovascular Risk?
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- The impact of glucose and metabolic disturbances on white matter hyperintensity volume in apparently healthy adults.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Changes in Body Weight Perception, Lifestyle Habits, and Health Awareness in Croatia: A Comparative Population Survey (2022-2024).Nutrients · 2025Article
- Obesity, Knowledge, and Perceived Risk: Insights from the ObeCare Project Across Italian Territorial Pharmacies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- An Analysis Through to Congruence Between Real and Self-Perceived Body Mass Index in Nursing Students.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- The FCGR2A Is Associated with the Presence of Atherosclerotic Plaques in the Carotid Arteries-A Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Disparities in the Prevalence and Risk Factors for Carotid and Lower Extremities Atherosclerosis in a General Population-Bialystok PLUS Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- World Kidney Day 2025 in Gdańsk: Results and Insights From Community-Based Screening for Kidney Diseases and Their Risk Factors.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundObesity is a chronic disease with high prevalence in all age groups. Many overweight and obese people seem to be unaware of excess body weight.
aimAnalysis of people affected by the misperception of excess body weight and their eating behaviors simultaneously with selected health parameters.
methodsThe study was conducted in 2017-2019 among 658 participants aged 20-79 from the population study-Bialystok PLUS (Poland). Results were based on clinical examinations and questionnaires.
resultsUnawareness of overweight and obesity is common among adults (21.7%). Participants unaware of their overweight and obesity presented much higher risk factors. A high cardiovascular risk profile was observed more often among people not aware of overweight and obesity than among normal weight people (23.0% vs. 10.0%) as well as more common asymptomatic carotid artery atherosclerosis (49.7% vs. 31.3%). The subjective perception of overweight and obesity based on BMI (body mass index) was equal to 26.4 kg/m
conclusionsUnawareness of one's excessive weight and its health consequences may lead to hesitancy to apply a healthy lifestyle and hence increase the cardiovascular risk in a substantial part of society. Therefore, it should be considered a part of the cardiovascular disease risk spectrum. Measurement of BMI and discussion about its health implications should be a routine procedure during healthcare contacts.
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