This statistic shows the weight status misperception among boys and girls in the United States, aged 8 to 15 years in the period from 2005 to 2012, based on family income-to-poverty ratio (FIPR). During these years, 33.4 percent of boys coming from families that are under 130% of the FIPR, misperceived their weight status. Obesity among children is a major health concern that can lead to many complications in adulthood. Correct self-perception of weight in children may also be associated with appropriate weight control behaviors in children and adolescents.
Weight status misperception among U.S. boys and girls between 2005 and 2012, by family income-to-poverty ratio*
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CDC. (January 7, 2014). Weight status misperception among U.S. boys and girls between 2005 and 2012, by family income-to-poverty ratio* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320591/children-in-the-us-weight-status-misperception-by-gender-and-fipr/
CDC. "Weight status misperception among U.S. boys and girls between 2005 and 2012, by family income-to-poverty ratio* ." Chart. January 7, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320591/children-in-the-us-weight-status-misperception-by-gender-and-fipr/
CDC. (2014). Weight status misperception among U.S. boys and girls between 2005 and 2012, by family income-to-poverty ratio* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320591/children-in-the-us-weight-status-misperception-by-gender-and-fipr/
CDC. "Weight Status Misperception among U.S. Boys and Girls between 2005 and 2012, by Family Income-to-poverty Ratio* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320591/children-in-the-us-weight-status-misperception-by-gender-and-fipr/
CDC, Weight status misperception among U.S. boys and girls between 2005 and 2012, by family income-to-poverty ratio* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320591/children-in-the-us-weight-status-misperception-by-gender-and-fipr/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Weight status misperception among U.S. boys and girls between 2005 and 2012, by family income-to-poverty ratio* [Graph], CDC, January 7, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320591/children-in-the-us-weight-status-misperception-by-gender-and-fipr/
