Skip to main content

ETHNOS_APP

Home • Search • Journals • List 0

How accurate is the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents derived from self-reported data? A meta-analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID15090997
AuthorsJinbo He (0000-0002-2785-9371), Zhihui Cai (0000-0001-6600-9233), Xitao Fan (0000-0001-8527-2563)
Year2018
Volume21
Issue10
Pages1865-1873
Publication date2018-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980018000368
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited58

Objective The aim of the current meta-analysis was to evaluate the accuracy of using BMI based on self-reported height and weight (BMI sr ) to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents. Design A systematic literature search was conducted to select studies that compared the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity based on BMI sr and BMI m (BMI based on measured height and weight). A random-effect model was assumed to estimate summary prevalence rates and prevalence ratio (PR). Results Thirty-seven studies were included. The aggregated prevalence of overweight and obesity based on BMI sr (0·190, 95 % CI 0·163, 0·221) was significantly lower than that based on BMI m (0·233, 95 % CI 0·203, 0·265). The pooled mean PR was 0·823 (95 % CI 0·775, 0·875). Moderator analyses showed that the underestimation was related to gender, age, weight status screened (overweight v . obesity) and weight status screening tool. Conclusions BMI sr may produce less biased results under some conditions than others. Future researchers using BMI sr may consider these findings and avoid the conditions that could lead to more severe underestimation of the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents

  • Are more muscle-strengthening exercise participations associated with weight status in children and adolescents? Results from 67,281 participants

    Open Access•Huadong Su, Xinli Chi et al.•BMC Public Health•2025

  • Psychosocial Predictors of Body Weight Congruence in Adolescents Aged 15 and 17 Years in Poland

    Open Access•Anna Dzielska, Magdalena Woynarowska•International Journal of…•2022

  • Is BMI a Valid Indicator of Overweight and Obesity for Adolescents

    Open Access•Viktoryia Karchynskaya, Jaroslava Kopcakova et al.•International Journal of…•2020

  • Adolescents’ health literacy is directly associated with their physical activity but indirectly with their body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness

    Open Access•Lenka Hnidková, Peter Bakalár et al.•BMC Public Health•2024

  • Time trends of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in Kuwait over a 13-year period (2007–2019)

    Open Access•Abdullah Al‐taiar, Nawal Alqaoud et al.•Public Health Nutrition•2021

  • Introduction to Meta‐Analysis

    Open Access•Michael Borenstein, Larry V Hedges et al.•Introduction to Meta-Analysis•2009

  • Health-related quality of life in obese children and adolescents

    Open Access•Margarita D Tsiros, Tim Olds et al.•International Journal of Obesity•2009

  • Health-Related Quality of Life of Overweight and Obese Children

    Joanne Williams•JAMA•2005

  • Reference data for obesity

    Open Access•Aviva Must, GE Dallal et al.•American Journal of Clinical…•1991

  • Quadas-2

    Open Access•Penny Whiting, Penny F Whiting et al.•Annals of Internal Medicine•2011

  • Reliability and validity of self-reported height and weight among high school students

    Open Access•Nancy D Brener, N Brener et al.•Journal of Adolescent Health•2003

  • Long-Term Morbidity and Mortality of Overweight Adolescents

    Aviva Must, Paul F Jacques et al.•New England Journal of Medicine•1992

  • Health-Related Quality of Life of Severely Obese Children and Adolescents

    Jeffrey B Schwimmer, Tasha M Burwinkle et al.•JAMA•2003

  • Validity of self-reported height and weight and predictors of bias in adolescents

    Open Access•Frank J Elgar, Chris Roberts et al.•Journal of Adolescent Health•2005

  • Trim and Fill

    Open Access•Sue Duval, Richard Tweedie et al.•Biometrics•2000

  • Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses

    Open Access•Julian P T Higgins, Simon G Thompson et al.•BMJ•2003

  • Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test

    Open Access•Matthias Egger, Gregory D Smith et al.•BMJ•1997

  • Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013

    Open Access•Marie Ng, Tom Fleming et al.•The Lancet•2014

  • Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

    Open Access•David Moher, Alessandro Liberati et al.•Annals of Internal Medicine•2009

  • Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide

    Open Access•Tim J Cole•BMJ•2000

  • Validity of Self-Reported Weight and Height of Adolescents, Its Impact on Classification into BMI-Categories and the Association with Weighing Behaviour

    Open Access•Tineke De Vriendt, Inge Huybrechts et al.•International Journal of…•2009

  • Validity of self-reported weight, height and resultant body mass index in Chinese adolescents and factors associated with errors in self-reports

    Open Access•Xiaoyan Zhou, Michael J Dibley et al.•BMC Public Health•2010

  • Self-reporting and measurement of body mass index in adolescents

    Open Access•Nearkasèn Chau, Kénora Chau et al.•BMC Public Health•2013

  • Self-Reported Body Weight and Height

    Open Access•Noel P T Chan, Kai Chow Choi et al.•Maternal and Child Health Journal•2012

Unique citing works5
Citations per year0,83
Citation span2020 - 2025 (6)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 5

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub
Ethnos_APP • Open Source Project • MIT License • Frontend v2.0.0 • Privacy and Cookies • API Documentation: api.ethnos.app/docs • API Source Code: GitHub • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17049435 • Frontend Source Code: GitHub • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17050053 • cruz.rio.br • Expectantes Misericordiae