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Underestimation of Adolescent Obesity.
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Nursing Research . May/Jun2013, Vol. 62 Issue 3, p195-202. 8p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Background: Previous studies assessing the validity of adolescent self-reported height and weight for estimating obesity prevalence have not accounted for, potential bias due to nonresponse in self-reports. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the implications of selective nonresponse in self-reports of height and weight for estimates of adolescent obesity. Methods: The authors analyzed 613 adolescents ages 12-17 years from the 2006-2008 Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey, a longitudinal study of Los Angeles County households with an oversample of poor neighborhoods. Obesity prevalence estimates were compared based ' on (a) self-report, (b) measured height and weight for those who did report, and (c) measured height and weight for those who did report. Results: Among younger teens, measured obesity prevalence was higher for those who did not report height and weight compared with those who did (40% vs. 30%). Consequently, obesity prevalence based on self-reported height and weight underestimated measured prevalence by 12 percentage points (when accounting for nonresponse) versus 9 percentage points (when nonresponse was not accounted for). Results were robust to the choice of difference child growth references. Discussion: Adolescent obesity surveillance and prevention efforts must take into account selective nonresponse for self-reported height and weight, particularly for younger teens. Results should be replicated in a nationally representative sample. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BLACK people
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*EPIDEMIOLOGY
*HISPANIC Americans
*INTERVIEWING
*RESEARCH methodology
*OBESITY
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SELF-evaluation
*SURVEYS
*WHITE people
*DATA analysis
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*SECONDARY analysis
*BODY mass index
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ADOLESCENCE
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00296562
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nursing Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 87776808
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0b013e318286b790