ArticlePatient related outcome measures2014
Misperceptions of weight status among adolescents: sociodemographic and behavioral correlates.
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- Weight perception and mental health disorders among adolescents of central-eastern Tunisia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Psychosocial Predictors of Body Weight Congruence in Adolescents Aged 15 and 17 Years in Poland: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Weight self-perception in adolescents: evidence from a population-based study.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Perceived barriers/facilitators to a healthy lifestyle among diverse adolescents with overweight/obesity: A qualitative study.Obesity science & practice · 2020Article
- Body areas satisfaction and body mass in adolescents: mediating effects of actual-ideal body weight discrepancies.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2020Article
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- Reliability and validity of body weight and body image perception in children and adolescents from the South American Youth/Child Cardiovascular and Environmental (SAYCARE) Study.Public health nutrition · 2019Observational
- Self-perception of weight status and its association with weight-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among Chinese children in Guangzhou.Journal of epidemiology · 2017Article
- Body Size Estimation from Early to Middle Childhood: Stability of Underestimation, BMI, and Gender Effects.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
- Am I Overweight? A Longitudinal Study on Parental and Peers Weight-Related Perceptions on Dietary Behaviors and Weight Status Among Adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveAccurate perceptions of weight status are important motivational triggers for weight loss among overweight or obese individuals, yet weight misperception is prevalent. To identify and characterize individuals holding misperceptions around their weight status, it may be informative for clinicians to assess self-reported body mass index (BMI) classification (ie, underweight, normal, overweight, obese) in addition to clinical weight measurement.
methodsSelf-reported weight classification data from the 2007 Current Visit Information - Child and Adolescent Survey collected at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, were compared with measured clinical height and weight for 2,993 adolescents.
resultsWhile, overall, 74.2% of adolescents accurately reported their weight status, females, younger adolescents, and proxy (vs self) reporters were more accurate. Controlling for demographic and behavioral characteristics, the higher an individual's BMI percentile, the less likely there was agreement between self-report and measured BMI percentile. Those with high BMI who misperceive their weight status were less likely than accurate perceivers to attempt weight loss.
conclusionAdolescents' and proxies' misperception of weight status increases with BMI percentile. Obtaining an adolescent's self-perceived weight status in addition to measured height and weight offers clinicians valuable baseline information to discuss motivation for weight loss.
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