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Nutrición Hospitalaria
versión On-line ISSN 1699-5198versión impresa ISSN 0212-1611
Resumen
VILUGRON, Fabiola et al. Obesity, weight-related stigma and its association with the perception of quality of life in Chilean university students. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2023, vol.40, n.3, pp.543-550. Epub 23-Oct-2023. ISSN 1699-5198. https://dx.doi.org/10.20960/nh.04338.
Introduction:
little attention has been paid to the effect of exposure to weight-related stigma on the quality of life of young Chileans with obesity.
Objective:
to identify the prevalence of weight-related stigma and to analyze its association with obesity and the perception of quality of life in university students from Valparaíso, Chile.
Methods:
correlational type study and cross-sectional design. Two hundred and sixty-two university students participated, from 18 to 29 years old, matriculated in the Faculty of Health Sciences of a public university in Valparaíso, Chile. Quality of life was assessed with the WHOQOL-BREF scale, weight-related stigma with the Brief Stigmatizing Situations Inventory (SSI), and nutritional status with body mass index (BMI) classification. The application of the questionnaires was on-line and the answers were anonymous. Multiple logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between the variables, adjusted for gender and age.
Results:
the prevalence of stigma related to weight was 13,2 % in eutrophic, 24,4 % in overweight and 68,0 % in obese. Weight-related stigma, rather than obesity itself, is associated with poorer perceived physical health (OR: 4.30; 95 % CI: 2.10-8.80), psychological health (OR: 4.51; 95 % CI: 2.20-9.26), social relationships (OR: 3.21; 95 % CI: 1.56-6.60) and environment (OR: 2.86; 95 % CI: 1.33-6.14).
Conclusion:
students exposed to stigmatizing situations related to weight had a worse perception of their quality of life compared to those not stigmatized.
Palabras clave : Weight stigma; Weight prejudice; Body weight; Obesity; Quality of life; Students.