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Experiences of discrimination, including weight-based attributions and frequency across everyday and medical settings, are positively associated with metabolic syndrome in individuals with overweight and obesity. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine how discrimination attributions and the frequency of discrimination across everyday and medical settings relate to metabolic syndrome among individuals with overweight and obesity.

August 23, 2026Health Psychology

Weight discrimination and metabolic syndrome: Examining discrimination attributions and frequency across settings.

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RLRafael O. Leite MLMaria M. Llabre PSPatrice G. Saab

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Cross-sectional study finds perceived discrimination positively associates with metabolic syndrome in individuals with overweight and obesity, highlighting cardiometabolic risks of bias.

Key Points

To examine how discrimination attributions and the frequency of discrimination across everyday and medical settings relate to metabolic syndrome among individuals with overweight and obesity.
Cross-sectional study analyzing self-reported experiences and perceived reasons for discrimination (e.g., weight, gender, age, race).
Collected biomarker data to define metabolic syndrome status.
Conducted multiple logistic regression models evaluating associations between discrimination frequency across settings and metabolic syndrome.
Perceived discrimination frequency was positively associated with metabolic syndrome (OR = 1.09, 95% CI [1.04, 1.13]).
Discrimination attributions across everyday life and healthcare settings demonstrated significant associations with impaired cardiometabolic health.

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Leite et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aad417677a34114445796 https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001637

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August 23, 2026Health Psychology

Weight discrimination and metabolic syndrome: Examining discrimination attributions and frequency across settings.

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Authors

RLRafael O. Leite MLMaria M. Llabre PSPatrice G. Saab

Discussion

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Overview

Cross-sectional study finds perceived discrimination positively associates with metabolic syndrome in individuals with overweight and obesity, highlighting cardiometabolic risks of bias.

Key Points

To examine how discrimination attributions and the frequency of discrimination across everyday and medical settings relate to metabolic syndrome among individuals with overweight and obesity.
Cross-sectional study analyzing self-reported experiences and perceived reasons for discrimination (e.g., weight, gender, age, race).
Collected biomarker data to define metabolic syndrome status.
Conducted multiple logistic regression models evaluating associations between discrimination frequency across settings and metabolic syndrome.
Perceived discrimination frequency was positively associated with metabolic syndrome (OR = 1.09, 95% CI [1.04, 1.13]).
Discrimination attributions across everyday life and healthcare settings demonstrated significant associations with impaired cardiometabolic health.

Cite This Study

Leite et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aad417677a34114445796 https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001637

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