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Underestimation of adolescent obesity.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Reliability of Self-Reported Height and Weight in Children: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study and a Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- The Accuracy of Self-Reported Body Weight Is High but Dependent on Recent Weight Change and Negative Affect in Teenage Girls.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Trends and correlates of unhealthy dieting behaviours among adolescents in the United States, 1999-2013.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Self-reported versus actual weight and height data contribute to different weight misperception classifications.Southern medical journal · 2014Article
- The shape of things to come? Obesity prevalence among foreign-born vs. US-born Mexican youth in California.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2013Article
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backgroundPrevious studies assessing the validity of adolescent self-reported height and weight for estimating obesity prevalence have not accounted for, potential bias due to nonresponse in self-reports.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to assess the implications of selective nonresponse in self-reports of height and weight for estimates of adolescent obesity.
methodsThe authors analyzed 613 adolescents ages 12-17 years from the 2006-2008 Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey, a longitudinal study of Los Angeles County households with an oversample of poor neighborhoods. Obesity prevalence estimates were compared based on (a) self-report, (b) measured height and weight for those who did report, and (c) measured height and weight for those who did report.
resultsAmong younger teens, measured obesity prevalence was higher for those who did not report height and weight compared with those who did (40% vs. 30%). Consequently, obesity prevalence based on self-reported height and weight underestimated measured prevalence by 12 percentage points (when accounting for nonresponse) versus 9 percentage points (when nonresponse was not accounted for). Results were robust to the choice of difference child growth references. DISCUSSION: Adolescent obesity surveillance and prevention efforts must take into account selective nonresponse for self-reported height and weight, particularly for younger teens. Results should be replicated in a nationally representative sample.
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