Body Mass Index Accuracy in Preadolescents: Can We Trust Self-Report or Should We Seek Parent Report?

2015 ◽  
Vol 167 (2) ◽  
pp. 366-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Christine Brault ◽  
Olivier Turcotte ◽  
Annie Aimé ◽  
Marilou Côté ◽  
Catherine Bégin
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Self Report

The Draw-A-Person Test and Body Image

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan E. Handelzalts ◽  
Yael Ben-Artzy-Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Diet Group ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Body Image Scale ◽  
Healthy Female

The Draw-A-Person (DAP) test has been the center of a long-lasting debate regarding its validity. This study investigated the DAP indices of height, width (size), and inclusion/omission of details and their relation to body image as measured by a self-report scale (Gray’s body image scale) and manifested by the diet behaviors and body mass index of 55 healthy female students. Although the drawings of the diet group were smaller, there was no significant relationship between figure size and diet behaviors. However, body image as measured by a self-report scale did result in significant differences between groups. Moreover, there was a significant correlation between the size of the figure drawn and body image as measured by a self-report scale (larger figures correlated with better body image). No significant results were found for the omission/inclusion indices of the DAP. These results are discussed in light of previous findings regarding the DAP.

scholarly journals Correlation of shift work and waist circumference, body mass index, chronotype and depressive symptoms

2010 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 652-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana da Conceição Antunes ◽  
Manoela Neves da Jornada ◽  
Letícia Ramalho ◽  
Maria Paz Loayza Hidalgo
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Metabolic Disturbances ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
Health Area

OBJECTIVE: Correlate shift work with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, chronotype and depressive symptoms. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This study comprising 14 shift workers and 13 day workers. Subjects were workers from the health area aged 25 to 60 years. Minor psychiatric disorders were accessed by Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) and depressive symptoms by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Chronotype was accessed using Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). Anthropometric measures were taken. RESULTS: Shift workers presented higher BMI (P = 0.03) and waist circumference (P = 0.004) than day workers. Years on shift work were significantly correlated to waist circumference (r = 0.43; P = 0.03) and age (r = 0.47; P = 0.02). Shift work was not correlated with depressive symptoms and chronotype. CONCLUSION: These results may suggest a role played by shift work on the development and/or the early clinic manifestations of metabolic disturbances, becoming a risk factor to metabolic syndrome.

Physical activity and obesity in children with congenital cardiac disease

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 603-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trenda D. Ray ◽  
Angela Green ◽  
Karen Henry
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cardiac Disease ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Congenital Cardiac Disease ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Obesity In Children

AbstractBackgroundChildren with congenital cardiac disease experience challenges in developing healthy patterns of physical activity due to decreased exercise capacity and parental fear and confusion about what is permissible. The purpose of this study was to describe physical activity habits in children 10–14 years of age with congenital cardiac disease and the relationship of those habits to obesity as defined by body mass index.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used self-report measures and clinical data to describe the association between physical activity participation and body mass index in 10- to 14-year-old children with congenital cardiac disease. Further, physical activity levels were compared between children who were overweight or obese and those who were not.ResultsChildren (n = 84; 51 males; 33 females) reported low rates of physical activity compared to reports on healthy children. Only 9.5% were overweight (body mass index between the 85th and 94th percentile), and alarmingly 26% were obese (body mass index at or above the 95th percentile). Physical activity and body mass index were not significantly correlated (r = −0.11, p = 0.45) and there was no significant difference in mean physical activity (t = 0.67) between children who were overweight or obese and those who were not.ConclusionsChildren in this study reported low rates of physical activity and a higher obesity rate than was reported in previous studies. However, the two were not significantly correlated. Further research is indicated to determine the specific factors contributing to obesity and to test interventions to combat obesity in children with congenital cardiac disease.

Exploring Potential Mediation Pathways on the Relationship Between Acculturation and Body Mass Index (BMI) Among Latino Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 154041532110298
Author(s):  
Christopher Johansen ◽  
Kim D. Reynolds ◽  
Bin Xie ◽  
Paula Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Latino Adolescents ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Positive associations have been observed between acculturation and body mass index (BMI), but the mediators of this relationship are not well established. Acculturation researchers have called for investigating the influence of socio-contextual variables as mediators. The objective of this study was to test the mediating effects of salty snacks, sweet snacks, physical activity, and sedentary behavior on the relationship between acculturation and BMI among Latino adolescents. Methods: Adolescents who self-identified as Latino ( n = 431) at public high schools in Southern California were recruited and completed a self-report survey. A bootstrapped multiple mediation model was used to test mediation pathways. Results: Acculturation was positively associated with physical activity ( B = 0.09, p < .05). The indirect effects of salty snacks, sweet snacks, physical activity, and sedentary behavior were not associated with BMI, suggesting no mediation. Conclusions: Future research should examine additional mediating variables on the relationship between acculturation and BMI.

The Influence of Body Mass Index on Self-report and Performance-based Measures of Physical Function in Adult Women

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L. Hergenroeder ◽  
Jennifer S. Brach ◽  
Amy D. Otto ◽  
Patrick J. Sparto ◽  
John M. Jakicic
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
And Performance

How abnormal is the desire for slimness? A survey of eating attitudes and behaviour among Chinese undergraduates in Hong Kong

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 437-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sing Lee
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Actual Weight ◽  
Low Prevalence

SynopsisUsing the 40-item Eating Attitudes Test and other self-report questions, a two-stage screening survey of 1020 (F 646, M 374) Chinese bilingual university students in Hong Kong showed that although female students were ‘underweight’ by Western standard, the majority of them and nearly all female students above a body mass index of 20·5 kg/m2 were cognitively inclined to diet and weigh less, albeit without being driven to actual weight control behaviour. In contrast, most male students and a minority of constitutionally thin female students clearly wished to gain weight. While a number of items were culturally inappropriate, factor analysis supported the overall cross-cultural conceptual validity of the EAT. The principal factor, reflecting dieting concerns, correlated positively with the current body mass index. Among the high scorers, only three female students with partial syndrome bulimia nervosa were identified, yielding a low prevalence of 0·46% for the spectrum of eating disorders. It is argued that the desire for slimness is widespread but its intensity and pathogenic potentiality vary across cultures. In the relative absence of obesity, it may not lead to more eating disorder.

A comparison of direct vs. self-report measures for assessing height, weight and body mass index: a systematic review

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Connor Gorber ◽  
M. Tremblay ◽  
D. Moher ◽  
B. Gorber
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Self Report

Childhood body mass index at 5.5 years mediates the effect of prenatal maternal stress on daughters’ age at menarche: Project Ice Storm

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Duchesne ◽  
A. Liu ◽  
S. L. Jones ◽  
D. P. Laplante ◽  
S. King
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Maternal Stress ◽  
Pubertal Timing ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Ice Storm ◽  
Prenatal Maternal Stress ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
The Impact

Early pubertal timing is known to put women at greater risk for adverse physiological and psychological health outcomes. Of the factors that influence girls’ pubertal timing, stress experienced during childhood has been found to advance age at menarche (AAM). However, it is not known if stress experienced by mothers during or in the months before conception can be similarly associated with earlier pubertal timing. Prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) is associated with metabolic changes, such as increased childhood adiposity and risk of obesity, that have been associated with earlier menarchal age. Using a prospective longitudinal design, the present study tested whether PNMS induced by a natural disaster is either directly associated with earlier AAM, or whether there is an indirect association mediated through increased girls’ body mass index (BMI) during childhood. A total of 31 girls, whose mothers were exposed to the Quebec’s January 1998 ice storm during pregnancy were followed from 6 months to 5 1/2 to 5.5 years of age. Mother’s stress was measured within 6 months of the storm. BMI was measured at 5.5 years, and AAM was assessed through teen’s self-report at 13.5 and 15.5 years of age. Results revealed that greater BMI at 5.5 years mediated the effect of PNMS on decreasing AAM [B=−0.059, 95% confidence intervals (−0.18, −0.0035)]. The present study is the first to demonstrate that maternal experience of stressful conditions during pregnancy reduces AAM in the offspring through its effects on childhood BMI. Future research should consider the impact of AAM on other measures of reproductive ability.

scholarly journals The Effects of Exercise Preferences on Body Fat and Body Mass Index by Self-report

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 293-297
Author(s):  
Sema Can ◽  
Erkan Demirkan ◽  
Serkan Ercan
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Self Report
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