Perceived not actual overweight is associated with excessive school absenteeism among U.S. adolescents.

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Abstract

Excess body weight has been reported to be associated with excessive school absenteeism (ESA), but less is known about the association with perceived body weight. The study objective was to weigh the relative influence of perceived and measured weight status on school attendance.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Obes Res Clin Pract

Title: Obesity research & clinical practice

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN: 1871-403X

ISSN (Print): 1871-403X

Publication date (Electronic): November 15 2016

Volume: 11

Issue: 4

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.

[2 ] Department of Community Health Behaviour and Education, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Statesboro, GA, United States.

[3 ] Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States.

[4 ] School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta,GA, United States.

[5 ] Department of Epidemiology, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Statesboro, GA, United States.

[6 ] Department of Epidemiology, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Statesboro, GA, United States. Electronic address: jianzhang@georgiasouthern.edu.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S1871-403X(16)30398-2

DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2016.10.286

PubMed ID: 27839673

SO-VID: 78f4621b-5319-4feb-846f-9ffc774d045c

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Keywords: NHANES,School absenteeism,Perception,Obesity

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Keywords: NHANES, School absenteeism, Perception, Obesity

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