Self-reported weight status and dieting in a cross-sectional sample of young adolescents - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III
Self-reported weight status and dieting in a cross-sectional sample of young adolescents - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III
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10.1001/archpedi.153.7.741
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发表时间：
1999-07-01
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Strauss, RS
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作者：
Strauss, RS
目的：探讨青少年自我报告的体重状况和节食与实际体重和身高的关系。方法：对参加第三次全国健康与营养调查的1932名12~16岁青少年进行体重和身高调查。通过问卷调查获得青少年对体重状况、期望体重和减肥尝试的信息。结果：青少年关于他们认为自己超重或正常体重的报告与医学定义超重的相关性较差：52%认为自己超重的女孩实际上是正常体重(身体质量指数小于或等于85%)，而认为自己超重的男孩中只有25%是正常体重(P
Objective: To explore the relationship of self-reported weight status and dieting to actual weight and height in a cross-sectional nationally representative sample of young adolescents.Methods: Weights and heights were obtained on 1932 adolescents aged 12 to 16 years enrolled in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III. Information on adolescents' perception of weight status, desired weight, and weight loss attempts was obtained by questionnaire.Results: Adolescents' reports of whether they considered themselves overweight or normal weight correlated poorly with medical definitions of overweight: 52% of girls who considered themselves overweight were, in fact, normal weight (body mass index less than or equal to 85th percentile), while only 25% of boys who considered themselves overweight were normal weight (P