Perceptions of weight status and energy balance behaviors among patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

ABSTRACT: Weight loss through behavioral modification is central to treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). To achieve this, patients need to accurately self-perceive their health behaviors. We aimed to identify predictors of concordance between self-perception and objective measures of body weight, physical activity (PA) and dietary behaviors. We used data from the Harris County NAFLD Cohort, an ongoing prospective study in a regional safety-net healthcare system. Patients completed self-administered baseline questionnaires on demographics, diet, PA, and self-perceptions. We assessed concordance between actual and self-perceived body weight and energy-balance behaviors. Multivariable logistic regression identified predictors of concordance. Patients (n = 458; average age 46.5 years) wer

SUBMITTER: Heredia NI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8983643 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature