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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
Published on: February 2, 2017
Predictors of body dissatisfaction in boys and girls with asthma
Kimberly Kelsay1, Nicholas A Hazel, Marianne Z Wamboldt
1National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson St. Suite A206, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA. kelsayk@njc.org
Background:
Body satisfaction is an important issue for youth. Youth with more severe asthma may have experiences and emotions associated with less body satisfaction; however, this has not been studied.
Objective:
To identify correlates of body dissatisfaction in youth with asthma.
Methods:
Sixty-three females and 60 males, ages 8-18 years with asthma, completed measures of body dissatisfaction, anxiety, depression, asthma symptoms, and behaviors. Parents completed measures of asthma limitations; clinicians rated asthma severity.
Results:
Anxiety, depression, and body mass index (BMI) accounted for 21 and 15% of the variance in body dissatisfaction for females and males, respectively. Physical activity added 13% variance to the above model for females. Asthma symptoms added 14% for males. Of note, neither parent ratings of asthma limitations nor clinician ratings of asthma severity contributed additional variance.
Conclusion:
This study increases our understanding of youth with asthma and provides future research directions.
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