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ArticleJournal of epidemiology and global health2019

Predictors of Persistent Body Weight Misclassification from Adolescence Period to Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study.

Abdulaziz Dakhel Aloufi, Jake Moses Najman, Abdullah Al Mamun

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Article in Journal of epidemiology and global health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  1. The Impact of Adolescent Body Weight Misclassification on Dieting Behaviour From Adolescence to Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2026
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3 authors.

Abdulaziz Dakhel AloufiMinistry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jake Moses NajmanSchool of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Australia.
Abdullah Al MamunSchool of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examined whether body weight misclassification continues from adolescence to adulthood and the associated predictors behind that misclassification. Data are from a sample of a longitudinal Australian birth-cohort study. Data analyses were restricted to 2938 participants whose measured and perceived body weights were recorded during their adolescence and adulthood follow-ups. To identify misclassification, we objectively compared their measured and perceived body weights at each follow-up. Potential predictors during early life or adolescence periods were included in data analyses. At each follow-up, underestimation was recorded more often among overweight and obese participants, whereas overestimation was mostly recorded among underweight ones. Over 40% males and females were able to correctly estimate their body weight at one follow-up, whereas almost 30% males and 40% females were able to do so in more than one follow-ups. One-third females and 45% males underestimated their body weight at one follow-up, whereas 13% females and a quarter of males were able to do so in more than one follow-ups. Being female, dieting, being overweight, having an overweight mother, and having poor mental health were the most significant predictors for more than one follow-up misclassifications. Further studies are needed to evaluate the impact of persistent misclassification on population health benefits.

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AdolescentAdultAustraliaBody ImageBody WeightCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleObesityOverweightSex FactorsThinnessYoung AdultAdolescentadultbody weightpredictorweight perception

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PMCPMC7310748

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