Cross-sectional study of the differences between measured, perceived and desired body size and their relations with self-perceived health in young adults: The Tromso Study - Fit Futures 2.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between measured body size (body mass index (BMI)), perceived body size, weight change wishes and self-perceived health in young adults.

Methods

The participants were recruited from a school-based population study in Norway, the Tromsø Study: Fit Futures 2, carried out in 2012-2013. A total of 629 young women and men (aged 18-23 years) reported on the main variables. The data were collected through weight and height measurements and questionnaires. The analyses were performed with descriptive statistics, the χ² test and Student's t-test.

Results

A total of 20% of the women and 28% of the men were overweight or obese. There were considerable discrepancies between the measured BMI and perceived body

SUBMITTER: Sand AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5414901 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature