Abstract：
BACKGROUND:While obesity can be an antecedent of disability and the prevalence of disabilities in increased in individuals with obesity, it has been highly debated whether obesity itself should be considered a disability. The European Court of justice has set a precedent in 2014, ruling that severe forms of obesity qualify for protection under the disability protection legislation. However, attitudes and opinions of those affected have not been investigated yet. OBJECTIVE:To study attitudes of people with obesity regarding the acknowledgment of obesity as a disability. METHODS:Cross-sectional analysis of a population-based study from Germany, conducted in 2015, in n = 1000 individuals with obesity. RESULTS:We find that 38.2% of all respondents agreed that obesity ought to be considered a disability. In logistic regression analyses, heavier participants expressed a higher support of obesity seen as a disability, regardless of perceived discrimination experiences (ΔOR = 1.54, p = 0.427). Experiences of perceived discrimination were associated with a higher approval of obesity as a disability in individuals with class II obesity (OR = 2.07, p = 0.002) compared to respondents with less severe obesity. CONCLUSION:These findings go in line with the European Court of Justice's ruling, where it is stated that only severe forms of obesity qualify for protection under the disability legislation. The results underline the importance of considering adding weight to anti-discrimination legislation.
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Disabil Health Jjournal_title
Disability and health journalauthors
Luck-Sikorski C,Riedel-Heller SGdoi
10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.06.007subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-01-01 00:00:00pages
152-156issue
1eissn
1936-6574issn
1876-7583pii
S1936-6574(16)30095-4journal_volume
10pub_type
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