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AUTHOR
Oya Ercan
Weight Reduction Behaviors Among European Adolescents : Changes From 2001/2002 to 2017/2018
Purpose The purpose of this study was to analyze changes in the prevalence of weight reduction behaviors (WRBs) among European adolescents from 26 countries between 2001/2002 and 2017/2018. The impact of the perception of body weight on WLB was also analyzed, with particular attention being paid to overestimation. Methods The data of 639,194 European adolescents aged 11, 13, and 15 years who participated in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey were analyzed. Age-standardized prevalence rates of WRB were estimated separately by survey round and gender for each country, using the overall 2017/2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study population as the standard. Multiv…
Weight reduction behaviors among European adolescents—Changes from 2001/2002 to 2017/2018.
Ercan, Oya/0000-0001-7397-2837; Finne, Emily/0000-0002-6736-0022; Tesler, Riki/0000-0001-6070-6193; Ojala, Kristiina/0000-0001-9081-1891; Furstova, Jana/0000-0003-4057-2540; Dzielska, Anna/0000-0001-7396-8504 WOS:000538880700011 PubMed ID: 32446612 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze changes in the prevalence of weight reduction behaviors (WRBs) among European adolescents from 26 countries between 2001/2002 and 2017/ 2018. The impact of the perception of body weight on WLB was also analyzed, with particular attention being paid to overestimation. Methods: The data of 639,194 European adolescents aged 11, 13, and 15 years who participated in the Health Behaviour in School-aged …