Being Normal Weight but Feeling Overweight in Adolescence May Affect Weight Development into Young Adulthood—An 11-Year Followup: The HUNT Study, Norway

Table 2

The percentages of the normal weight adolescents (baseline, 𝑛=1196) who became overweight or obese in young adulthood (followup). Adolescents who perceived themselves as overweight (self-perceived overweight) were compared to those who perceived themselves as normal weight.

		Overweight at followup		𝑃 value	Obese at followup		𝑃 value
		Self-perceived overweight	No self-perceived overweight		Self-perceived overweight	No self-perceived overweight
Girls	BMI (%)	59	31	<0.001	16	6	<0.001
	WC (%)	78	55	<0.001	51	31	<0.001
Boys	BMI (%)	63	48	<0.05	23	10	<0.001
	WC (%)	55	29	<0.001	37	10	<0.001

BMI: overweight BMI ≥ 25 kg/m², obese BMI ≥ 30 kg/m². WC: overweight WC ≥ 80 cm and 94 cm, WC: obese WC ≥ 88 cm and ≥102 cm, respectively, in female and male adults.
Adolescents classified as normal weight who reported psychological or physical dysfunctions and those who reported pregnancy at followup were excluded.