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

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  • Yun Wang
  • Hongjian Liu
  • Fangyuan Wu
  • Xiaodi Yang
  • Mengjia Yue
  • Yingxin Pang
  • Xuanxuan Li
  • Juan Ma
  • Ge Zhou
  • Ping Gong
  • Meitian Liu
  • Xiumin Zhang

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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 5.4% overestimated their weight status. Girls were more likely than boys to overestimate their weight (χ2 = 135.4, p

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  • Yun Wang & Hongjian Liu & Fangyuan Wu & Xiaodi Yang & Mengjia Yue & Yingxin Pang & Xuanxuan Li & Juan Ma & Ge Zhou & Ping Gong & Meitian Liu & Xiumin Zhang, 2018. "The association between BMI and body weight perception among children and adolescents in Jilin City, China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(3), pages 1-10, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0194237
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194237
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