title: BMI and sociodemographic correlates of body image perception and attitudes in school-aged children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to identify correlates of body image perception and dissatisfaction among school-aged children from Colombia, a country undergoing the nutrition transition.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study. Using child-adapted Stunkard scales, children were asked to indicate the silhouette that most closely represented their current and desired body shapes. Body image dissatisfaction (BID) score was estimated as current minus desired silhouette. Height and weight were measured in all children. Sociodemographic data were collected through questionnaires completed by the children's mothers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Public primary schools in Bogotá, Colombia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Children aged 5-12 years (n 629) and their mothers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean BID score was 0·1 (SD 1·7). The strongest predictor of BID was actual BMI-for-age Z-score (BAZ). Compared with children with BAZ ≥ -1 and < 1, those with BAZ ≥ 2 had a 1·9 units higher BID score (P for trend < 0·0001). BID tended to be higher in girls than boys at any level of BAZ. Other correlates of BID included child's height-for-age Z-score, maternal BMI and dissatisfaction with the child's body, and home ownership.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Among school-aged children from a country experiencing the nutrition transition, body image perception was associated with the child's weight and height, and with maternal BMI, dissatisfaction with the child's body and socio-economic level.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Environmental Health Sciences,University of Michigan School of Public Health,Ann Arbor,MI,USA.
authors.forename: Ofra
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Duchin
authors.affiliation: 2Fundación para Investigación en Nutrición y Salud,FINUSAD,Bogotá,Colombia.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mora-Plazas
authors.affiliation: 2Fundación para Investigación en Nutrición y Salud,FINUSAD,Bogotá,Colombia.
authors.forename: Constanza
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Epidemiology,University of Michigan School of Public Health,M5055 SPH II,1415 Washington Heights,Ann Arbor,MI 48109-2029,USA.
authors.forename: Carlos Mendes
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: de Leon
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Environmental Health Sciences,University of Michigan School of Public Health,Ann Arbor,MI,USA.
authors.forename: Joyce M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Environmental Health Sciences,University of Michigan School of Public Health,Ann Arbor,MI,USA.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baylin
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Epidemiology,University of Michigan School of Public Health,M5055 SPH II,1415 Washington Heights,Ann Arbor,MI 48109-2029,USA.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Villamor
mesh_terms: D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005192:Family Health / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D012574:Schools; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014504:Urban Health