Overweight Adolescents’ Self-Perceived Weight and Weight Control Behaviour: HBSC Study in Finland 1994–2010

Table 6

Prevalence (%) of reported use of specific weight control practices with 95% confidence intervals (CI) among 15-year-old overweight adolescents who have done something to control their weight during the last 12 months by survey year.

	Overweight boys			Overweight girls
	2002	2006	2010	2002	2006	2010
		Weight control practice % (95% CI)
Exercise	83.3	88.9	88.2	94.5	100.0	94.2
	(65.1–93.1)	(74.0–95.7)	(71.8–95.7)	(84.2–98.3)		(85.5–97.8)
Skipped meals	43.9	44.4	32.4	48.1	40.4	52.2
	(29.2–59.7)	(29.5–60.4)	(19.0–49.3)	(36.1–60.4)	(28.2–53.8)	(40.1–64.1)
Fasting	4.9	8.3	11.8	11.1	14.8	15.4
	(1.2–17.5)	(2.9–21.6)	(4.3–28.2)	(5.4–21.6)	(7.4–27.5)	(8.0–27.5)
Eat fewer sweets	90.2	97.2	85.3	96.3	93.0	100.0
	(77.2–96.2)	(83.2–99.6)	(68.8–93.8)	(86.1–99.1)	(82.8–97.3)
Eat less fat	83.3	80.6	79.4	92.7	93.0	80.6
	(69.2–91.8)	(66.1–89.8)	(62.4–90.0)	(81.9–97.3)	(82.2–97.4)	(67.8–89.1)
Drink fewer soft drinks	73.8	86.1	88.2	85.2	91.1	82.1
	(58.1–85.1)	(70.9–94.0)	(71.9–95.7)	(72.5–92.6)	(80.4–96.2)	(67.9–90.8)
Eat less/smaller amounts	52.4	63.9	55.9	79.6	78.9	86.8
	(39.3–65.2)	(49.3–76.3)	(39.8–70.8)	(67.3–88.1)	(65.1–88.3)	(77.0–92.5)
Eat more fruits/vegetables	70.7	80.6	67.6	83.3	87.7	88.2
	(55.7–82.3)	(62.0–91.3)	(49.1–81.9)	(71.3–91.0)	(76.1–94.1)	(76.6–94.5)
Drink more water	73.2	75.0	61.8	89.1	80.7	76.5
	(55.7–85.5)	(56.4–87.4)	(44.3–76.6)	(78.6–94.8)	(68.0–89.2)	(64.3–85.5)
Restrict diet	9.5	30.6	8.8	18.9	19.6	18.2
	(3.6–23.1)	(16.9–48.8)	(2.8–24.6)	(10.5–31.5)	(11.4–31.7)	(10.6–29.4)
Vomiting	2.4	2.8	15.2	9.3	17.5	15.2
	(0.3–14.8)	(0.4–17.6)	(6.5–31.4)	(4.1–19.5)	(10.2–28.5)	(8.2–26.3)
Use pills or laxatives	2.4	2.8	2.9	3.7	8.8	1.5
	(0.4–15.1)	(0.4–17.6)	(0.4–18.6)	(1.0–13.3)	(3.9–18.6)	(0.2–10.2)
Smoke more	7.1	2.8	5.9	16.7	14.0	9.1
	(2.4–19.2)	(0.4–17.7)	(1.4–21.2)	(9.2–28.4)	(25.0–86.0)	(4.1–19.1)
Diet under supervision	2.4	2.8	5.9	5.6	5.4	7.6
	(0.3–15.2)	(0.4–17.6)	(1.5–20.3)	(1.9–15.4)	(1.9–14.5)	(3.3–16.4)