Percepción del peso corporal, comportamientos alimentarios y calidad de vida en estudiantes mexicanos

The aim of the study was to analyze cross-sectional relations- hips between quality of life (QOL), body weight self-perception and feeding risk behaviors, by gender among Mexican adolescents. Data were collected in the year 2010 from 177 high school students (61% women) aged 14-16 years. An online self-administered questionnaire (perceptual module of the YQOL-R instrument), and seven items adapted from the YRBS-2007 to measure body weight were applied. Higher QOL was found for those adolescents who reported to be near their right weight compared to those who were trying to stay in the same weight. The lowest QOL was for people who reported overweight and women who were trying to lose weight. Only women showed differences between QOL with low score for those who had overweight and those who were trying to lose weight.