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Ten‐year time trends in mental and physical health correlates of weight/shape overvaluation
Author(s) -
Santana Danilo Dias,
Mitchison Deborah,
Griffiths Scott,
Appolinario Jose Carlos,
Veiga Gloria Valeria,
Touyz Stephen,
Hay Phillipa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/erv.2672
Subject(s) - medicine , population , demographics , quality of life (healthcare) , mental health , eating disorders , cross sectional study , obesity , demography , gerontology , psychiatry , environmental health , nursing , pathology , sociology
Objective To investigate the relationships between weight/shape overvaluation, health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) and functional role impairment (days out of role [DOR]) in the general population over 11 years. Method Five cross‐sectional surveys of men and women representative of the South Australian population were conducted in 2005, 2008, 2009, 2015, and 2016 ( n total = 15,140). Data were collected on demographics, overvaluation, HRQoL, DOR, and eating disorder behaviours. Results Between 2005 and 2016, the prevalence of moderate overvaluation increased from 18.1% to 40.0%, marked overvaluation from 7.5% to 23.7%, and extreme overvaluation from 3.1% to 9.2% (all p < 0.001). Overvaluation at any level was associated with more DOR in 2005 but not in 2016, and the association between HRQoL impairment and overvaluation weakened over time. Conclusion Although the population prevalence of overvaluation has increased significantly in the past decade, the impairment associated with it appears to have reduced.