Anderson Darrin W, Libonati Joseph R
New Jersey State YMCA Alliance, Trenton, NJ, USA.
Clin Nurs Res. 2012 Aug;21(3):252-67. doi: 10.1177/1054773811426928. Epub 2011 Oct 31.
To evaluate ethnic perceptual variations in body mass index (BMI) and accrued physical activity. Women (n = 204) from the eastern United States were stratified into the following ethnic groups: White women (WW; n = 97), Black women (BW n = 62) and Others (Hispanic and Asian women, n = 45). Participants completed questionnaires and physiologic variables were determined. BW had increased weight, BMI, waist circumference, and body fat percentage vs. WW (p < .05). Body mass was higher in BW vs. Others (p < .05). There were no differences for perception of BMI or body dissatisfaction. BW were the only group in which perception of BMI was lower than measured BMI. BW engaged in 50% less domestic and total physical activity than WW and Others. Physical activity was not correlated to perception of BMI.
Perception of BMI was similar across ethnic groups and not correlated to physical activity levels in young women.
评估不同种族在体重指数（BMI）和累积身体活动方面的感知差异。来自美国东部的204名女性被分为以下种族组：白人女性（WW；n = 97）、黑人女性（BW，n = 62）和其他种族（西班牙裔和亚裔女性，n = 45）。参与者完成问卷调查并测定生理变量。与白人女性相比，黑人女性的体重、BMI、腰围和体脂百分比均有所增加（p < 0.05）。与其他种族相比，黑人女性的体重更高（p < 0.05）。在BMI感知或身体不满方面没有差异。黑人女性是唯一BMI感知低于测量BMI的组。与白人女性和其他种族相比，黑人女性的家务和总身体活动量少50%。身体活动与BMI感知无关。
不同种族的年轻女性对BMI的感知相似，且与身体活动水平无关。
