PMID: 16619866Apr 20, 2006Paper

Body mass index and body image perception in a Mexican adult population: the accuracy of self-reporting

Salud pública de México
Ignacio Osuna-RamírezJorge Salmerón

Abstract

To evaluate the accuracy of the self-reported body mass index and body image perception in a population of Mexican adults. In 1998, in the state of Morelos, Mexico, participants in the longitudinal study of Mexican Social Security Institute workers "IMSS Cohort Study" responded to a baseline, self-administered questionnaire designed to collect a large variety of lifestyle risk factors for chronic diseases. Participants self-reported their body image by selecting the silhouette that best portrayed them, from a set of silhouettes ranked from 1 to 9. Participants also self-reported their current weight and height, unaware that direct measurements of weight and height were to follow. Four to eight months later participants were weighed and their heights were measured using standardized procedures. Spearman correlations were computed to analyze the correlation between self-reported and measured data. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to evaluate the magnitude of difference between measured and self-reported height, weight and body mass index (BMI) (measured minus self-reported), by educational level and categories of age. Robust regression was used to evaluate the potential effect of specific individual characteristics on differences...Continue Reading

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