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Gender and Race/Ethnic Differences in Inaccurate Weight Perceptions Among U.S. Adolescents
Women's Health Issues, 09/08/09

Martin MA et al. – Relative to boys, girls have lower odds of underestimating their weight and greater odds of overestimating their weight. In particular, among overweight and obese adolescents, girls are more accurate than boys, but among normal weight adolescents, boys are more accurate. Compared with Whites, African Americans are more likely to underestimate their weight, particularly among overweight girls and obese boys. Overall and particularly among girls and normal weight adolescents, African Americans are less likely to overestimate their weight than their White counterparts. Finally, Asian American girls are more likely to underestimate their weight than White girls. These findings have important implications for identifying and intervening with adolescents at the greatest risk of long–term weight problems, weight–related morbidity, and unhealthy weight control practices.

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