Racial/ethnic differences in body weight perception among U.S. college students

Journal of American College Health : J of ACH
Jounghee LeeTonya Samuel

Abstract

To examine racial/ethnic differences in weight perception by sex among U.S. college students. a national sample (N = 70,267) of college students selected from 2- and 4-year postsecondary institutions (N = 62) during the Fall semester from 2011 to 2014. This is a secondary data analysis using 4 years of American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment IIb data. Sex-stratified multinomial logistic regression was performed to investigate racial/ethnic differences in body weight perception. Compared with non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic black men and women were more likely to underestimate their body weight (p < .01). Asian men and women were more likely to overestimate their body weight than non-Hispanic whites (p < .001). Weight-related interventions should take into account racial/ethnic differences in body weight perception.

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