Since anthropometric measurements are not always feasible in large surveys, self-reported
values are an alternative. Our objective was to assess the reliability of self-reported weight …

Purpose Overweight and obesity are associated with poor mental health in adolescents.
However, little is known about whether the influence of overweight and obesity on mental …

Background The co‐existence of underweight and overweight is a great challenge for public
health in low‐income and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Objectives The objective of the …

Background The relationship between adolescent problematic social media use (PSMU)
and overweight/obesity and the potential explanatory pathways for this association are …

Introduction Self-reported height and weight may lead to inaccurate estimates of
associations between BMI and health indicators. The purpose of this study is to assess …

Objective To estimate the accuracy of using the self-reported body mass index (BMIsr) for
screening children and adolescents for overweight and obesity status by quantitatively …

Objective To determine the prevalence of weight-gain attempts in adolescent boys in the
United States. Methods Participants were 15,624 high school students from the nationally …

Background Self-reported weight and height are commonly used in lieu of direct
measurements of weight and height in large epidemiological surveys due to inevitable …

Introduction Body weight perception (BWP) is associated with health behaviors. Current
evidence points to an increase over time in both actual and perceived weight status among …

Background Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) may elicit physical activity (PA)
estimates that are less prone to bias than traditional self-report measures while providing …