OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the level of satisfaction with body weight and the self-perception of the weight/height ratio and to verify the influence of the frequency of present and past physical activity on these variables. METHODS: Using questionnaires or interviews, we obtained height data, reported and desired weight, self-perception of the weight/height ratio, and the frequency of current physical activity in 844 adults (489 women). Of these, evaluated the frequency of physical activity during high school of 193 individuals, and we measured their height and weight. RESULTS: Less than 2/3 of the individuals had body mass index between 20 and 24.9 kg/m2. A tendency existed to overestimate height by less than 1 cm and to underestimate weight by less than 1 kg. Desired weight was less than that reported (p < 0.001), and only 20% were satisfied with their current weight. Only 42% of men and 25% of women exercised regularly. No association was found between the frequency of physical activity and the variables height, weight, and body mass index, and the level of satisfaction with current weight. CONCLUSION: Height and weight reported seem to be valid for epidemological studies, and great dissatisfaction with body weight and a distorted self-perception of height/weight ratio exists, especially in women, regardless of the frequency of physical activity.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the level of satisfaction with body weight and the self-perception of the weight/height ratio and to verify the influence of the frequency of present and past physical activity on these variables. METHODS: Using questionnaires or interviews, we obtained height data, reported and desired weight, self-perception of the weight/height ratio, and the frequency of current physical activity in 844 adults (489 women). Of these, evaluated the frequency of physical activity during high school of 193 individuals, and we measured their height and weight. RESULTS: Less than 2/3 of the individuals had body mass index between 20 and 24.9 kg/m2. A tendency existed to overestimate height by less than 1 cm and to underestimate weight by less than 1 kg. Desired weight was less than that reported (p < 0.001), and only 20% were satisfied with their current weight. Only 42% of men and 25% of women exercised regularly. No association was found between the frequency of physical activity and the variables height, weight, and body mass index, and the level of satisfaction with current weight. CONCLUSION: Height and weight reported seem to be valid for epidemological studies, and great dissatisfaction with body weight and a distorted self-perception of height/weight ratio exists, especially in women, regardless of the frequency of physical activity.
Authors: Cristina Bouzas; Maria Del Mar Bibiloni; Silvia Garcia; David Mateos; Miguel Ángel Martínez-González; Jordi Salas-Salvadó; Dolores Corella; Albert Goday; J Alfredo Martínez; Ángel M Alonso-Gómez; Julia Wärnberg; Jesús Vioque; Dora Romaguera; José Lopez-Miranda; Ramon Estruch; Francisco J Tinahones; José Lapetra; Lluís Serra-Majem; Blanca Riquelme-Gallego; Vicente Martín-Sánchez; Xavier Pintó; José J Gaforio; Pilar Matía; Josep Vidal; Clotilde Vázquez; Lidia Daimiel; Emilio Ros; Elena Pascual-Roquet-Jalmar; Nancy Babio; Inmaculada Gonzalez-Monge; Olga Castañer; Itziar Abete; Carolina Sorto-Sánchez; Juan Carlos Benavente-Marín; Laura Torres-Collado; Marian Martin; Antonio García-Ríos; Sara Castro-Barquero; Jose C Fernández-García; José Manuel Santos-Lozano; Cesar I Fernandez-Lazaro; Albert Salas-Huetos; Patricia Guillem-Saiz; María Dolores Zomeño; Maria Ángeles Zulet; Amaia Goikoetxea-Bahon; Alfredo Gea; Stephanie K Nishi; Helmut Schröder; Josep A Tur Journal: Front Nutr Date: 2022-07-22