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Weight self-perception in adolescents: evidence from a population-based study.
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- Weight perception and mental health disorders among adolescents of central-eastern Tunisia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Association between body weight misperception and snacking patterns among adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- Individualized Implementation of Youth Quality of Life Instrument-Research Version (YQOL-R) Among Chinese Adolescents with Different Weight Status.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- Weight misperception and substance use: Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA).BMC public health · 2022Article
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- Association between body weight misperception and dietary patterns in Brazilian adolescents: Cross-sectional study using ERICA data.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate weight misperception among adolescents and determine associations between self-perceived weight and socio-demographic characteristics, BMI, screen time, self-rated food quantity and diet quality, weekly frequency of breakfast and the consumption of healthy and unhealthy foods.
designA cross-sectional, two-stage, probabilistic population-based study was conducted in Campinas, Brazil. Multinomial logistic regressions were run to estimate weight self-perception.
settingData from the Campinas Health Survey (ISACamp) and Campinas Food Consumption Survey (ISACamp-Nutri).
participantsA total of 911 adolescents aged 10-19 years.
resultsNearly half (47·7 %) of the adolescents with overweight/obesity did not evaluate their weight properly. Weight self-perception as thin and excess weight was associated with the female gender, overweight/obesity, self-rated diet quality as poor/very poor and eating snacks ≥3 times/week. Adolescents who did not consume breakfast daily were less likely to perceive themselves as thin. Adolescents who ate excessively were more likely and those who consumed cookies/crackers ≥3 times/week were less likely to perceive themselves as having excess weight.
conclusionsGreater weight misperception was found in overweight/obese adolescents. Gender, BMI, self-rated food quantity/diet quality, weekly frequency of breakfast and some unhealthy foods were associated with self-perceived weight. The present findings could contribute to health promotion strategies targeting adolescents.
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