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Do they know what is at risk? health risk perception among the obese
Abstract
The perception of health risks and risky health behaviors are closely associated. In this paper, we investigate the accuracy of health risk perceptions among obese individuals, aged 50–62 years. We compare subjective risk perceptions for various diseases elicited in the American Life Panel to individual's objective risks of the same diseases. We find that obese individuals significantly underestimate their 5‐year risks of arthritis or rheumatism and hypertension, whereas they systematically overestimate their 5‐year risks of a heart attack and a stroke. Obese individuals are thus aware of some but not all ...
Source: Health Economics - May 10, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Joachim Winter, Amelie Wuppermann Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
