Anthony James Goff , Cindy Li Whye Ng , Chien Joo Lim , Lester Edmond Jones , Yingshan Lee , Kwang Wei Tham
{"title":"Qualified and student healthcare professionals in Singapore display explicit weight bias. A cross-sectional survey","authors":"Anthony James Goff , Cindy Li Whye Ng , Chien Joo Lim , Lester Edmond Jones , Yingshan Lee , Kwang Wei Tham","doi":"10.1016/j.orcp.2024.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orcp.2024.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Globally, many healthcare professionals display weight bias and contribute towards weight stigma. However, weight bias of healthcare professionals in Asia is underexplored.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To investigate weight bias of healthcare professionals in Singapore and explore differences between qualified and student healthcare professionals, plus between i) gender, ii) Body Mass Index (BMI) and iii) ethnicity categories.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Healthcare professionals in Singapore engaged in a web-based survey (March 2023). Participants answered general categorical questions, plus two explicit weight bias outcomes (Fat Phobia Scale and Antifat Attitudes questionnaire). Descriptive statistics summarize outcome findings. Factors associated with degree of weight bias were explored between categories (i.e. student vs qualified, plus gender, BMI and ethnicity categories). Significance was set at p = <0.05.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Fifty-five percent of participants (n = 294/525) were qualified healthcare professionals. Mean Fat Phobia Scale score (/5) was 3.19 ± 0.20 (range 2.00–3.86) and total Antifat Attitudes questionnaire score (/9) was 3.20 ± 1.25 (range 0.00–6.85). No significant differences were observed between categories for the Fat Phobia Scale. For the Antifat Attitudes questionnaire, those with underweight BMI’s had lower total scores compared to those with healthy (2.54 vs 3.23, MD −0.70) or overweight (2.54 vs 3.41, MD −0.87) BMI’s. No other differences in total Antifat Attitudes Scores were observed. However, differences did exist in Antifat Attitude subdomain scores between gender and ethnicity categories.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion(s)</h3><div>Qualified and student healthcare professionals in Singapore display comparable levels of explicit weight bias. This may lead to stigma, and subsequent inequalities in, and poorer provision of, care for people living with overweight and obesity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19408,"journal":{"name":"Obesity research & clinical practice","volume":"18 5","pages":"Pages 388-395"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142505040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Abnormal body mass index is associated with risk of multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Mohammad Mohammadi , Aynaz Mohammadi , Adrina Habibzadeh , Rojin Korkorian , Mobin Mohamadi , Vahid Shaygannejad , Aram Zabeti , Omid Mirmosayyeb","doi":"10.1016/j.orcp.2024.11.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orcp.2024.11.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>It is widely recognized that obesity is characterized by a chronic low-grade inflammatory condition. In the context of childhood and adolescent obesity, there is also a noteworthy correlation with elevated levels of inflammatory markers. These markers signify a proinflammatory state that may have relevance to the development of MS. We aim to comprehensively explore the relationship between childhood, adolescent, and adulthood obesity and the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS).</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>We performed a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of relevant literature through online search in databases like MEDLINE, Scopus, EMBASE, and Web of Science. We included studies that 1) provided information on multiple body mass index (BMI) categories before the onset of MS (Pre-MS BMI) and 2) had a healthy control group.</div></div><div><h3>Result</h3><div>The overall risk ratio (RR) in underweight people is 0.96 (95 % CI: 0.85 to 1.09, I<sup>2</sup> = 0 %), indicating no significant impact on MS risk. Individuals who are overweight or obese, on the other hand, were at a higher risk of MS, with RRs of 1.38 (95 % CI: 1.27 to 1.49, I<sup>2</sup> = 49 %) and 1.88 (95 % CI: 1.50 to 2.35, I<sup>2</sup> = 76 %), respectively. There is a significantly greater risk of MS for people who are obese than for those who are overweight.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Overweight and obese individuals are at increased risk for MS, emphasizing the significance of weight status in MS susceptibility. Our findings support the hypothesis that obesity-related mechanisms—such as chronic inflammation, immune responses, and changes in gut microbiota and adipokines—may play a role in this association.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19408,"journal":{"name":"Obesity research & clinical practice","volume":"18 5","pages":"Pages 311-321"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142755357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miaobing Zheng ⁎, , Yuxin Zhang , Rachel Laws , Peter Vuillermin , Jodie Dodd , Li Ming Wen , Louise A Baur , Rachael Taylor , Rebecca Byrne , Kylie Hesketh
{"title":"Development of risk prediction models to identify rapid weight gain during infancy: a machine learning approach","authors":"Miaobing Zheng ⁎, , Yuxin Zhang , Rachel Laws , Peter Vuillermin , Jodie Dodd , Li Ming Wen , Louise A Baur , Rachael Taylor , Rebecca Byrne , Kylie Hesketh","doi":"10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19408,"journal":{"name":"Obesity research & clinical practice","volume":"18 5","pages":"Page S12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Olivia Y Stephens ⁎, , Megan Mitchell , Andrea R Deussen , Jodie M Dodd
{"title":"Disordered eating in the preconception period: findings from the Begin Better Study","authors":"Olivia Y Stephens ⁎, , Megan Mitchell , Andrea R Deussen , Jodie M Dodd","doi":"10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.068","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.068","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19408,"journal":{"name":"Obesity research & clinical practice","volume":"18 5","pages":"Page S29"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142328176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria MA Agaliotis ⁎, , Soniya SS Shelat , Melanie ME Eslick , Evan EA Atlantis
{"title":"Health Care Professionals Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Early Mobilisation Group-Based Physiotherapy Program from a Tertiary Referral Bariatric Centre: A Qualitative Study","authors":"Maria MA Agaliotis ⁎, , Soniya SS Shelat , Melanie ME Eslick , Evan EA Atlantis","doi":"10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.075","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.075","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19408,"journal":{"name":"Obesity research & clinical practice","volume":"18 5","pages":"Page S32"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melissa Leung ⁎, , Abraham M Lincoff , Kirstine Brown-Frandsen , Helen M Colhoun , John Deanfield , Scott S Emerson , Sille Esbjerg , Søren Hardt-Lindberg , G. Kees Hovingh , Steven E Kahn , Robert F Kushner , Ildiko Lingvay , Tugce K Oral , Marie M Michelsen , Jorge Plutzky , Christoffer W Tornøe , Donna H Ryan
{"title":"Semaglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with overweight or obesity who do not have diabetes","authors":"Melissa Leung ⁎, , Abraham M Lincoff , Kirstine Brown-Frandsen , Helen M Colhoun , John Deanfield , Scott S Emerson , Sille Esbjerg , Søren Hardt-Lindberg , G. Kees Hovingh , Steven E Kahn , Robert F Kushner , Ildiko Lingvay , Tugce K Oral , Marie M Michelsen , Jorge Plutzky , Christoffer W Tornøe , Donna H Ryan","doi":"10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.083","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.083","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19408,"journal":{"name":"Obesity research & clinical practice","volume":"18 5","pages":"Page S36"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}