Perceptions of Weight Loss Experience Between African-Americans and Caucasians: A Pilot Study

Perceptions of Weight Loss Experience Between African-Americans and Caucasians: A Pilot Study

Background Obesity is a growing epidemic in the USA, which leads to comorbidities associated with diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, cancer, gallbladder disease, and dyslipidemia. The purpose of this study is to identify perceptions of weigh...

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Published in:Obesity surgery Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 759 - 764
Main Authors: Sawyer-Martin, Sharon Marie, Penprase, Barbara P., Piscotty, Ronald John
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Boston Springer US 01-05-2014
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
African Americans - psychology
African Americans - statistics & numerical data
Aged
Body Mass Index
Coitus - psychology
European Continental Ancestry Group - psychology
European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Feeding Behavior - ethnology
Feeding Behavior - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Obesity
Original Contributions
Perceptions
Pilot Projects
Reproducibility of Results
Social Perception
Social psychology
Surgery
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Outcome
Weight control
Weight Loss
White people
Obesity
Psychosocial effects
African-Americans
Bariatric
Eating disorder
Caucasians
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Summary:Background Obesity is a growing epidemic in the USA, which leads to comorbidities associated with diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, cancer, gallbladder disease, and dyslipidemia. The purpose of this study is to identify perceptions of weight loss experience between African-American (AA) and Caucasian patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Methods A convenience sample of 31 patients participated in this study from May to June 2013. The sample size consisted of 16 AA and 15 Caucasians from two fully accredited and licensed bariatric clinics in metropolitan Detroit. Results The sample ( N  = 31) consists of eligible AA and Caucasian presurgical bariatric patients on their first preoperative appointment. Snacking and sexual satisfaction showed a significant difference ( p  < 0.05), lower amongst Caucasians than amongst the AA. The results revealed that salary within the AA population was significantly lower than that of the Caucasians, especially in the $26.000 to $36,000 category as well as in the over $40,000 category. Conclusions The discrepancy widened as the variables of snacks, sexual satisfaction, and salary revealed a significant difference for Caucasians than AA. It is prudent that health-care providers become part of the obesity management solution by examining these variables when planning weight loss interventions.
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ISSN:0960-8923
1708-0428
DOI:10.1007/s11695-013-1155-0