Assessment of adolescent weight status: Similarities and differences between CDC, IOTF, and WHO references.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The research sought to determine the reliability of assessing adolescents' weight status based on three standard criteria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts, International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) standards, and the World Health Organization (WHO) growth references.

Methods

Data from the NEXT Generation Health Study US 10th grade cohort (n=2323, mean age=16.19years) starting in 2009 were used. Kappa statistics assessed agreement of assignment to weight categories. Associations of weight status with perceived body image, weight control intention, and general health were examined using linear regressions accounting for complex survey design.

Results

Kappas across weight status criteria were≥.89 and agreement exceeded 90% in all an

SUBMITTER: Li K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4884484 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature