The association between BMI and body weight perception among children and adolescents in Jilin City, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We evaluated the association between BMI and body weight perception in a sample of children and adolescents.

Methods

A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted among 7-18 year-olds (N = 9727) from 4 districts in Jilin City, China. We calculated BMI from measured weight and height and assessed body weight perception using a single questionnaire item. We analyzed these data using SPSS version 20.0.

Results

Approximately 19.8% of these youth perceived themselves as underweight, 57.8% as normal weight, and 22.4% as overweight. In reality, 4.9% were underweight, 64.3% were normal weight, and 30.8% were overweight. Furthermore, approximately 66.4% of these Chinese youth correctly perceived their body image, 28.2% underestimated their true body image, and

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5868793 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature