Self-assessment of pubertal stage in overweight children

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 110; no. 4; p. 743
• Main Authors: Bonat, Sandra, Pathomvanich, Annatura, Keil, Margaret F, Field, Alison E, Yanovski, Jack A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2002
• Subjects: Body Image; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Child; Female; Humans; Male; Obesity - diagnosis; Obesity - psychology; Puberty - psychology; Self Concept

For those with normal body habitus, self-assessments have been reported to yield Tanner stage ratings similar to those found by actual examinations. Little is known about whether such self-assessments are accurate in obese children. We therefore determined the reliability of Tanner stage self-assess...