Gender Differences in Medical Advice and Health Behavior of Obese African Americans With and Without Type 2 Diabetes
Date of this Version
6-2012
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This study examined gender differences in medical advice related to diet and physical activity for obese African American adults (N = 470) with and without diabetes. Data from the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed using logistic regression analyses. Even after sociodemographic adjustments, men were less likely to report receiving medical advice as compared with women. Both men and women given dietary and physical activity advice were more likely to follow it. Men were less likely to report currently reducing fat or calories, yet men withdiabetes were 5 times more likely to state that they were reducing fat and calories as compared with women with diabetes. Gender- and disease state-specific interventions are needed comparing standard care with enhanced patient education. Moreover, these findings necessitate studies that characterize the role of the health care professional in the diagnosis and treatment of obesity and underscore patient-provider relationships.
Recommended Citation
Vaccaro, Joan A. and Huffman, Fatma G., "Gender Differences in Medical Advice and Health Behavior of Obese African Americans With and Without Type 2 Diabetes" (2012). Department of Dietetics and Nutrition. 21.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/dietetics_nutrition_fac/21
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Comments
Originally published in the American Journal of Men's Health.