Associations Between Obesity and Receipt of Screening Mammography, Papanicolaou Tests, and Influenza Vaccination: Results from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) Study

Østbye, Truls; Taylor, Donald H.; Yancy, William S.; Krause, Katrina M.

doi:10.2105/ajph.2004.047803

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“…There is also limited evidence that obesity is associated with cervical cancer mortality (Calle et al, 2003;Lee et al, 2013). In this context, it is of importance to note that obese women, as in the present study, may be screened less frequently for CC than women of normal weight (Bussiere et al, 2014;Fontaine et al, 2001;Maruthur et al, 2009;Ostbye et al, 2005;Wee et al, 2000), even though the evidence is not entirely consistent (Kim et al, 2009;Reidpath et al, 2002). As Maruthur et al (2009) pointed out, there are several potential barriers to CC screening participation for overweight and obese women.…”

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Lifestyle and health-related predictors of cervical cancer screening attendance in a Swiss population-based study

Richard

Rohrmann

Schmid

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Cancer Epidemiology

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BACKGROUND: Since the implementation of cervical cancer (CC) screening, incidence and mortality rates have decreased worldwide. Little is known about lifestyle and health-related predictors of cervical cancer screening attendance in Switzerland. Our aim was to examine the relationship between lifestyle and health-related factors and the attendance to CC screening in Switzerland. METHODS: We analyzed data of 20-69 years old women (n=7319) of the Swiss Health Survey (SHS) 2012. Lifestyle factors included body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity and attention to diet. Health-related factors of interest were diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol levels, chronic diseases, self-perceived health, and psychological distress. We performed multivariable logistic regression analyses with the dichotomized CC screening status as outcome measure and adjusted for demographic factors. RESULTS: Obesity, low physical activity, and not paying attention to diet were statistically significantly associated with lower CC screening participation. High cholesterol levels and history of chronic diseases were statistically significantly positively associated with screening participation. CONCLUSION: Being obese, physically inactive and non-attention to diet are risk factors for CC screening attendance. These findings are of importance for improving the CC screening practices of low-user groups. AbstractBackground: Since the implementation of cervical cancer (CC) screening, incidence and mortality

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Lifestyle and health-related predictors of cervical cancer screening attendance in a Swiss population-based study

Richard

Rohrmann

Schmid

et al. 2015

Cancer Epidemiology

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“…Previous research has suggested that body image avoidance, especially for women, is related to lower quality of life (Cash et al, 2005), greater health risk, and decreased involvement in a variety of life events (Feingold & Mazzella, 1998;Ferrante, Ohman-Strickland, Hudson, Hahn, Scott, & Crabtree, 2006;Latner, 2008;Ostbye et al, 2005). Data for the current study was extracted from a largescale, internet-based survey on how size and body image predict avoidance behaviors in mainly overweight and obese, adult agerepresentative U.S. women and men of varying ethnicities.…”

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“…Among morbidly obese individuals, 60% reported avoiding healthcare, in part, for fear of being told to lose weight; however, the most frequently cited reason for avoidance was fear of being undressed in front of the physician. Similarly, Ostbye, Taylor, Yancy, and Krause (2005) presented longitudinal evidence that women with a BMI of 40 or above are the least likely to receive preventative care such as pap smears, mammograms, and influenza vaccinations. Additionally, exercise may be avoided by overweight/obese individuals.…”

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Body size dissatisfaction and avoidance behavior: How gender, age, ethnicity, and relative clothing size predict what some won’t try

Maphis¹,

Martz²,

Bergman³

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Sixty-eight percent of U.S. adults are overweight/obese, and this epidemic has physical, psychosocial, and behavioral consequences. An internet sample of adults (N = 2997) perceiving themselves as larger than ideal in clothing size reported their body mass index (BMI), relative clothing size (RS; discrepancy between current and ideal size), and avoidance behaviors. Exploratory factor analysis of 10 avoid-ance items produced social avoidance and body display avoidance factors. A relative importance analysis revealed RS as a better predictor than BMI for avoidance. A hierarchical multivariate analysis of covariance found RS to predict both avoidance constructs. The relationship between RS and both avoidance con-structs was stronger for women than men, and for younger as compared to older participants. Caucasians reported more body display avoidance than African Americans. This suggests that personal dissatisfac-tion with body size may deter involvement in varied life events and that women are especially avoidant of activities that entail displaying their bodies.

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“…Body mass index was positively associated with mean number of visits to diagnostic health services among primary care patients (Bertakis and Azari 2006). In contrast, the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), conducted in 4439 females aged 50-61 years and the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) Study in 4045 females and 2154 males aged ≥70 years, found that higher body weight was associated with less frequent receipt of preventive services (Ostbye et al 2005). In a similar way, the present study showed that high body weight was associated with some use of preventive services but participants with high body weight used fewer services, compared to those with normal body weight.…”

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Relationship of behavioral risk factors for chronic diseases and preventive health services utilization among adults, aged 50+, from eleven European countries

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Philalithis, A. (2015). Relationship of behavioral risk factors for chronic diseases and preventive health services utilization among adults, aged 50+, from eleven European countries. Journal of Public Health, 23(5), 257-265. DOI: 10.1007/s10389-015-0683-6 Peer reviewed version Link to published version (if available): 10.1007/s10389-015-0683-6Link to publication record in Explore Bristol Research PDF-document This is the author accepted manuscript (AAM). The final published version (version of record) is available online via Springer at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10389-015-0683-6. Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher. University of Bristol -Explore Bristol Research General rightsThis document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. Full terms of use are available: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/pure/about/ebr-terms of BRFs (high body weight, smoking, physical inactivity and risky alcohol consumption) was examined in relation to preventive health services utilization, which was assessed via a twelvecomponent score (PHSUs) (scale: 0-100). Estimations were based on the complex study design.Results: 90.7% of participants were seeing a general practitioner (GP) and 52.7% had 2+ BRFs.Adults with high body weight had lower odds of seeing a dentist (0. Conclusion: Adults with high body weight, those who smoked and were risky drinkers used fewer preventive health services. Primary prevention programmes should be developed to reduce BRF prevalence and promote preventive health services use in this population.Word count: 250

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Associations Between Obesity and Receipt of Screening Mammography, Papanicolaou Tests, and Influenza Vaccination: Results from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) Study

Abstract: Higher BMI was associated with less frequent receipt of preventive services among middle-aged White women and elderly White women and men. The Healthy People 2010 clinical preventive service goals remain elusive, especially for overweight and obese White persons.

Cited by 104 publications

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Lifestyle and health-related predictors of cervical cancer screening attendance in a Swiss population-based study

Lifestyle and health-related predictors of cervical cancer screening attendance in a Swiss population-based study

Body size dissatisfaction and avoidance behavior: How gender, age, ethnicity, and relative clothing size predict what some won’t try

Relationship of behavioral risk factors for chronic diseases and preventive health services utilization among adults, aged 50+, from eleven European countries

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