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Body Weight Misperception and Its Association with Unhealthy Eating Behaviors among Adolescents in China

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Title
Body Weight Misperception and Its Association with Unhealthy Eating Behaviors among Adolescents in China
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2018
DOI 10.3390/ijerph15050936
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Hanyi Yan, Yingru Wu, Theresa Oniffrey, Jason Brinkley, Rui Zhang, Xinge Zhang, Yueqiao Wang, Guoxun Chen, Rui Li, Justin B. Moore

Abstract

This study aims to examine associations between body weight misperception and eating behaviors among Chinese adolescents. Students (N = 2641) from a middle school and a high school in Wuhan, China participated in a cross-sectional study in May 2016. A questionnaire based on the World Health Organization’s Global School-Based Student Health Survey was employed to assess responses. Self-reported data, including weight, height, body weight perception, and eating habits, were collected. Body Mass Index (BMI) for age z-score was calculated from self-reported height and weight using WHO AnthroPlus. We used descriptive, logistic regression analysis and a Kappa test to analyze the data using SPSS. Overall, 56.6% of participants did not correctly categorize their weight status; these were much more likely to be girls. Compared with the correctly-perceived group, those who underestimated their weight tended to report eating late at night, having dinners with family, and checking nutrition labels. In contrast, weight overestimating students were less likely to report eating late at night, having breakfasts with family, having dinners with family, and discussing nutrition topics over meals. Body weight misperception was associated with unhealthy eating behaviors among Chinese adolescents.

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Unknown 106 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 12 11%
Student > Master 10 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 8%
Researcher 7 7%
Student > Postgraduate 7 7%
Other 19 18%
Unknown 43 41%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 18 17%
Medicine and Dentistry 10 9%
Psychology 7 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 5%
Social Sciences 4 4%
Other 15 14%
Unknown 47 44%
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#17,292,294
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#20,028
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