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American journal of health behavior
Sep, 2014;38 (5): 765-80.

Weight misperception and health risk behaviors in youth: the 2011 US YRBS.

Yongwen Jiang, Marga Kempner, Eric B Loucks
Author Information
  1. Yongwen Jiang: Center for Health Data and Analysis, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, RI, USA. yongwen.jiang@health.ri.gov.
  2. Marga Kempner: Brown University School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Providence, RI, USA.
  3. Eric B Loucks: Brown University School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Providence, RI, USA.
PMID: 24933146 DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.38.5.14

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate dose-response associations between misperceived weight and 32 health risk behaviors in a nationally representative sample of US adolescents.
METHODS: Participants included 13,864 US high school students in the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Comparing the degree of agreement between perceived and reported actual weight, weight misperception was determined as 5 categories. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression analyses evaluated associations of weight misperception with 32 health risk behaviors.
RESULTS: Both underestimated and overestimated weight were statistically significantly associated with all 32 health risk behaviors in a dose-response manner after adjustment for age, sex and race/ethnicity, where greater weight misperception was associated with higher engagement in health risk behaviors.
CONCLUSIONS: Understanding potential impacts of weight misperception on health risk behaviors could improve interventions that encourage healthy weight perception and attainment for adolescents.

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Grants

  1. R24 HD041020/NICHD NIH HHS

MeSH Term

Adolescent
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Child
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Risk-Taking
Self Concept
Students
United States
Comparative Study Journal Article
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