TY - JOUR
T1 - Weight status misperception among Mexican young adults
AU - Andrade, Flavia Cristina Drumond
AU - Raffaelli, Marcela
AU - Teran-Garcia, Margarita
AU - Jerman, Jilber A.
AU - Garcia, Celia Aradillas
N1 - Funding Information:
Up Amigos acknowledges the contributions of research staff and study participants. Funding was provided by grants from the UASLP Hormones Laboratory at the School of Medicine, Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory at the Chemical Sciences School, and the University Health Center under agreement support C09-PIFI-030606 (to C. Aradillas-Garcia); the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Board (# 09070 ) and Center on Health, Aging, and Disability (to F. Andrade); and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture , Hatch Projects # 600108-793000-793323 (to M. Raffaelli) and # 600109-698000-698354 (to M. Terán-Garcia).
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Individuals who misperceive their body size are at risk for eating disorders, unhealthy weight control practices, and obesity-related diseases. This study assessed the prevalence and demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial correlates of agreement between perceived (self-reported) and actual (measured) body mass index categories in a sample of Mexican college applicants aged 18-20 years (N=3622; 52% female). Under two thirds (63.1%) accurately reported their weight status categories. Reporting accuracy was lower among overweight and obese participants. In multivariate analyses, overestimating was associated with female gender, younger age, lower level of parent education, and more hours of daily TV viewing; underestimating was associated with male gender and older age. In within-gender analyses, overestimating was associated with hours of TV among men and underestimating was positively associated with depressive symptoms among women. This study adds to a growing international literature on body weight status misperception among adolescents and young adults.
AB - Individuals who misperceive their body size are at risk for eating disorders, unhealthy weight control practices, and obesity-related diseases. This study assessed the prevalence and demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial correlates of agreement between perceived (self-reported) and actual (measured) body mass index categories in a sample of Mexican college applicants aged 18-20 years (N=3622; 52% female). Under two thirds (63.1%) accurately reported their weight status categories. Reporting accuracy was lower among overweight and obese participants. In multivariate analyses, overestimating was associated with female gender, younger age, lower level of parent education, and more hours of daily TV viewing; underestimating was associated with male gender and older age. In within-gender analyses, overestimating was associated with hours of TV among men and underestimating was positively associated with depressive symptoms among women. This study adds to a growing international literature on body weight status misperception among adolescents and young adults.
KW - Body mass index
KW - Body weight status misperception
KW - Mexico
KW - Young adults
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.10.006
DO - 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.10.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 22104126
AN - SCOPUS:84355162806
SN - 1740-1445
VL - 9
SP - 184
EP - 188
JO - Body Image
JF - Body Image
IS - 1
ER -