Self-Reported Versus Actual Weight and Height Data Contribute to Different Weight Misperception Classifications

Self-Reported Versus Actual Weight and Height Data Contribute to Different Weight Misperception Classifications

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to examine potential differences between two approaches to defining adolescent weight misperception. Specifically, weight status perception was compared with self-reported weight status and actual weight status (based on body mass index percentiles calculated...

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Main Authors: Dalton, William T., Wang, Liang, Southerland, Jodi, Schetzina, Karen E., Slawson, Deborah L.
Format: Others
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2014
Subjects:
weight misperceptions
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Community and Behavioral Health
Pediatrics
Maternal Child Health
Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5112
https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6314&context=etsu-works

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https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6314&context=etsu-works

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