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BMI, Body Image, Emotional Well-Being and Weight-Control Behaviors in Urban African American Adolescents
ISSN: 1929 - 4247
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BMI, Body Image, Emotional Well-Being and Weight-Control Behaviors in Urban African American Adolescents
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1.3
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International Category Code (ICC):
ICC-0702
Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
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IAA.ZONE/192991434247
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Abstract
Importance: While urban African American adolescents face significant health disparities associated with overweight and obesity that follow them into adulthood; there is limited data on body image, emotional well-being, and weight control behaviors in this population to design effective public health interventions. Objective: This study was designed to understand the association of weight status to adolescent weight control, body image, and emotional well-being responses, in African American high school students. Design/Setting/Participants: The study cohort consisted of 776 students, mean age 15.8 years (±1.2). Data from Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS) student surveys and anthropometric studies were collected at School-Based Health Centers. Main Outcome Measures: Associations between adolescent responses on the GAPS and body mass index (BMI) status (healthy weight: 5th to less than 85th percentile, overweight: 85...
