Predictors of Persistent Body Weight Misclassification from Adolescence Period to Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study

Abdulaziz Dakhel Aloufi; Jake Moses Najman; Abdullah Al Mamun

doi:10.2991/jegh.k.190518.002

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Predictors of Persistent Body Weight Misclassification from Adolescence Period to Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study

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Abdulaziz Dakhel Aloufi¹^{, 2}^{, *}, Jake Moses Najman²^{, 3}, Abdullah Al Mamun²^{, 4}

¹Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

²School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Australia

³School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Australia

⁴Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, Australia

^* Corresponding author. Email: a.aloufi@uq.edu.au

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Abdulaziz Dakhel Aloufi

Received 26 February 2019, Accepted 16 May 2019, Available Online 1 June 2019.

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Keywords: Adolescent; adult; body weight; predictor; weight perception
Abstract: This study examined whether body weight misclassification continues from adolescence to adulthood and the associated predictors behind that misclassification. Data are from a sample of a longitudinal Australian birth-cohort study. Data analyses were restricted to 2938 participants whose measured and perceived body weights were recorded during their adolescence and adulthood follow-ups. To identify misclassification, we objectively compared their measured and perceived body weights at each follow-up. Potential predictors during early life or adolescence periods were included in data analyses. At each follow-up, underestimation was recorded more often among overweight and obese participants, whereas overestimation was mostly recorded among underweight ones. Over 40% males and females were able to correctly estimate their body weight at one follow-up, whereas almost 30% males and 40% females were able to do so in more than one follow-ups. One-third females and 45% males underestimated their body weight at one follow-up, whereas 13% females and a quarter of males were able to do so in more than one follow-ups. Being female, dieting, being overweight, having an overweight mother, and having poor mental health were the most significant predictors for more than one follow-up misclassifications. Further studies are needed to evaluate the impact of persistent misclassification on population health benefits.
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Journal: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue: 9 - 2
Pages: 116 - 124
Publication Date: 2019/06/01
ISSN (Online): 2210-6014
ISSN (Print): 2210-6006
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