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. 2021 Sep 23;16(9):e0257603. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257603

Table 5. Unadjusted prevalence ratio of the underestimation and overestimation of body weight, by sex, according to participants’ sociodemographic characteristics, mental health, family meals, and dietary patterns in adolescents with normal weight of Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA), Brazil, 2013–2014.

Underestimation Overestimation
Girls Boys Girls Boys
PR* 95% CI P value PR* 95% CI P value PR* 95% CI P value PR* 95% CI P value
Age group <0.001a <0.001a 0.04a 0.26
12–14 years -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
15–17 years 1.25 1.13, 1.38 1.59 1.42, 1.79 1.13 1.01, 1.29 1.13 0.92, 1.39
Race/ethnicity 0.13a 0.59 <0.01a 0.94
White -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Black or brown 1.10 0.99, 1.20 1.03 0.89, 1.18 0.84 0.76, 0.93 0.99 0.79, 1.24
Indigenous or Asian 1.16 0.92, 1.47 1.15 0.88, 1.50 0.83 0.66, 1.04 0.91 0.54, 1.53
Macro-region <0.001a <0.001a <0.001a 0.63
North -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Northeast 0.94 0.84, 1.05 1.06 0.95, 1.16 1.03 0.92, 1.16 0.93 0.75, 1.14
Southeast 0.65 0.58, 0.73 0.69 0.62, 0.78 1.28 1.12, 1.46 1.10 0.89, 1.37
South 0.65 0.56, 0.76 0.70 0.56, 0.87 1.56 1.38, 1.76 1.01 0.77, 1.33
Midwest 0.71 0.62, 0.81 0.84 0.74, 0.96 1.40 1.27, 1.54 1.06 0.84, 1.34
Type of school <0.01a 0.04a <0.001a <0.01a
Public -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Private 0.76 0.65, 0.89 1.14 1.00, 1.30 1.39 1.22, 1.57 1.38 1.15, 1.65
School area 0.94 0.10a 0.04a 0.23
Urban -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Rural 0.99 0.76, 1.29 0.76 0.55, 1.05 0.83 0.68, 0.99 0.84 0.62, 1.12
Common mental disease (GHQ12 > = 3) <0.001a <0.001a <0.001a <0.001a
No -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Yes 1.47 1.31, 1.66 1.42 1.20, 1.68 1.51 1.38, 1.66 1.77 1.39, 2.27
Screen time > 2 hours/day <0.001a 0.55 0.08a 0.02a
No -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Yes 1.28 1.14, 1.43 0.96 0.84, 1.10 1.12 0.98, 1.26 1.24 1.04, 1.48
Meals with parents almost everyday or everyday <0.001a <0.001a <0.001a <0.01a
Lunch and dinner -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Lunch or dinner 1.22 1.04, 1.44 1.20 1.01, 1.42 1.24 1.10, 1.39 1.43 1.12, 1.82
Don’t have these meals with their parents 1.31 1.17, 1.45 1.40 1.20, 1.59 1.27 1.16, 1.40 1.30 1.03, 1.63
“Traditional Brazilian” dietary pattern 0.02a 0.62 <0.001a <0.01a
1st tercile -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2st tercile 1.11 0.94, 1.32 0.97 0.82, 1.16 0.79 0.73, 0.86 0.92 0.72, 1.17
3st tercile 1.22 1.05, 1.41 1.04 0.90, 1.20 0.69 0.61, 0.77 0.70 0.56, 0.88
“Processed meat sandwiches and coffee” dietary pattern 0.12a 0.02a <0.01a 0.44
1st tercile -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2st tercile 1.07 0.93, 1.22 1.00 0.86, 1.18 0.99 0.91, 1.10 0.86 0.68, 1.09
3st tercile 1.14 0.99, 1.31 1.20 1.04, 1.38 0.79 0.70, 0.89 0.89 0.69, 1.16
“Ultra-processed and sweet foods” dietary pattern <0.01a <0.01a 0.09a 0.49
1st tercile -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2st tercile 1.06 0.91, 1.23 1.05 0.89, 1.24 1.04 0.91,1.18 1.16 0.88, 1.54
3st tercile 1.29 1.10, 1.51 1.31 1.12, 1.52 0.93 0.85, 1.02 1.04 0.79, 1.37

*Prevalence ratio.

GHQ12: 12- item General Health Questionnaire.

a P-value < 0.20.