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Weight misperception and substance use: Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA)

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Abstract

Background

Adolescence is a crucial period for body image formation. Weight misperception is the discrepancy between individuals’ body weight perception and their actual nutritional status. Both weight concerns and substance use are common among adolescents, and there is evidence of an associations between these two variables. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the association between weight misperception and substance use (smoking and alcohol) in a national sample of normal weight Brazilian adolescents.

Methods

Data were obtained from the Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA), a cross-sectional, multicenter, national, school-based survey, carried out in 124 municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants from Brazil. The sample included adolescents aged 12–17 years, classified as normal weight by nutritional status evaluation. The following measures were collected: weight underestimation and overestimation (exposure); having tried cigarette smoking, current smoking, current alcohol consumption, binge drinking and current smoking and alcohol consumption(outcomes); macro-region, sex, type of school, and excessive screen time (confounders). The frequency of variables was calculated with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Poisson regression models were used to estimate prevalence ratios (PR).

Results

In total, data from 53,447 adolescents were analyzed. Weight misperception was present in a third of the adolescents, with similar prevalence of weight underestimation and overestimation. In adolescents aged 12–14 years, weight underestimation and overestimation were associated with having tried cigarette smoking (PR: 1.18 and 1.43, respectively), current alcohol consumption (PR: 1.33 for both weight misperception categories), and binge drinking (PR: 1.96 and 2.01, respectively). Weight underestimation was associated with both having tried cigarette smoking and current alcohol consumption in boys (PR: 1.14 and 1.16, respectively) and girls (PR: 1.32 and 1.15, respectively). In girls, weight overestimation was associated with all substance use variables (PR between 1.19 and 1.41).

Conclusions

Our results showed an association between weight misperception and having tried cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and binge drinking in younger adolescents. In addition, weight overestimation was associated with all substance use indicators in girls. Based on our findings, interventions aimed to improve weight perception in normal weight adolescents may contribute to the reduction of substance use in this population.

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Background

Adolescence is the period of life that encompasses the ages of 10–19 years. During this period, adolescents are undergoing rapid physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development [1]. It is a crucial phase for body image formation [2], as well as a stage during which individuals may be under pressure to consume substances such as cigarettes and alcohol [3].

Body image is a multidimensional construct, that involves an individual’s perception of their physical appearance (e.g, mental representations of their own body size) and their thoughts, feelings, and attitudes about their body [4]. Factors such as sex [4, 5], mass media [4, 6], and opinion of peers [4] have an important influence on body weight perception, particularly during childhood and adolescence.

Body image disorders include, among other aspects, a distorted self-perception [4]. Weight misperception exists when an individual perceives their body weight differently from their actual nutritional status [7, 8], and it can manifest as weight underestimation or overestimation, depending on the direction of the perceived inaccuracy regarding weight [9, 10]. Misclassification of one’s weight status has been associated with negative health consequences, such as unhealthy weight control behaviors [5], ultra-processed food consumption [9, 11], depressive symptoms [5] and also substance use [10, 12, 13].

Engaging in substance use, such as alcohol and tobacco, is considered a risk factor for chronic non-communicable diseases and social problems [14, 15]. The onset of alcohol drinking and smoking in adolescence is considered a public health concern, as it is believed that early initiation increases the chances of these habits persisting in adult life [16, 17]. During adolescence, alcohol consumption is related to school problems [18], violence [18, 19], risky sexual behaviors [19], use of other substances [20], and cognitive and neural damage [21]. Tobacco use, on the other hand, increases the risk of nicotine dependence [22] and has harmful effects on health [23]. Due to the harmful effects of alcohol and tobacco use in this age group, it is important to clarify the factors that predispose individuals to their consumption to elucidate how to prevent this behavior.

Both weight concerns and substance use are common occurrences among Brazilian adolescents. The prevalence of body weight underestimation and overestimation are 13.5–22.2% and 12.0–20.0%, respectively [24,25,26] across different study populations. Regarding substance use, the most recent evidence shows the following prevalence in Brazilian adolescents: 22.6% for having tried cigarette smoking, 6.8% for current smoking, 28.1% for current alcohol consumption, and 6.9% for binge drinking [27]. Substance use rates are generally higher in older adolescents [27, 28], public schools students [27], and residents of the South macro-region of Brazil [27,28,29].

Although the associations between body image concern and substance use have been described previously [30, 31], reports about the Brazilian adolescent population are still scarce [32,33,34], given the dynamics of the social environment and possible associations with new factors. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the association between weight misperception and substance use (smoking and alcohol) in a national representative sample of normal weight Brazilian adolescents.

Methods

The recommendations of Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement were used to report this study [35].

Study design

The data analyzed in this study were obtained from the Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA in Portuguese), a cross-sectional, multicenter, and national school-based survey that aimed to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents [36]. More information about the methodology of the ERICA, including the design, sample, participants, and all data collection, has been described in previous publications [36,37,38].

Study size, setting and participants

The ERICA is a complex sample study, in which participants were selected from a population of adolescents aged 12–17 years from public and private schools located in urban and rural areas of Brazil’s state capitals and 246 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. The municipalities were divided into 32 geographic strata formed by the 26 Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District, and five groups with the eligible municipalities of each macro-region.

In each geographic stratum, schools were selected with a probability proportional to size (PPS). The ratio between the number of students and the distance from the state capital was used to calculate the size measure of each school This selection was performed considering the school area (urban or rural) and school governance (public or private). After this stage, three classes in each school were selected from combinations of class shifts (morning or afternoon) and years (the 7th, 8th, and 9th year of elementary school and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year of high school). In the classes selected, all students were invited to participate in the study.

Adolescents outside the 12–17-year age group, those with permanent or temporary deficiency, and pregnant adolescents were excluded from the study.

In total, 1251 schools from 124 municipalities were selected, including 102,327 eligible students. Details regarding participation loss and refusal to participate have been presented previously [38]. For the purposes of this study, only the adolescents who answered the self-answered questionnaire and who were evaluated as having normal weight in the assessment of nutritional status were included. This criterion was used to investigate the effect of weight misperception without the confounding effect of different weight categories. The accurate recognition of overweight or obesity status may help to motivate adolescents to adopt healthy habits [39], and thus weight underestimation in this group may have detrimental effects on health [40].

Data source and variables

The ERICA data were collected from 2013 to 2014. Data on weight perception, smoking, alcohol consumption, screen time, and demographics were obtained from a self-administered questionnaire via a personal digital assistant (PDA), model LG GM750Q (LG Electronics, Seoul, Korea). Anthropometric measurements were collected using a portable stadiometer (Alturexata Inc., Minas Gerais, Brazil) to measure height, and a digital scale (Lider; São Paulo, Brazil) to measure weight. Appropriate and calibrated equipment were used.

The variables analyzed in this study were weight misperception and categories (exposure), substance use variables (outcomes), sociodemographic variables and screen time (confounders).

Weight misperception

Weight misperception was characterized by the disagreement between adolescents’ nutritional status and their self-perceived weight [8].

The body mass index (BMI)-for-age z-score cut-points of the World Health Organization were used for nutritional status definition, with different criteria by sex [41]. BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.

Self-perceived weight was first measured by the question “Are you satisfied with your weight?” (yes or no). To the participants who answered “no” a second question followed: “In your opinion, at what level is your current weight?” (“below the ideal,” “above the ideal,” or “far above the ideal”). Adolescents with normal weight who classified themselves as “below the ideal” were assigned to the weight underestimation group. Those with a self-perception of “above the ideal” or “far above the ideal” were allocated to the weight overestimation group. Adolescents who presented weight underestimation or overestimation were considered to have weight misperception [9, 10].

Substance use

Having tried cigarette smoking was defined when the adolescent claimed to have tried smoking cigarettes in their lifetime. It was assessed using the question: “Have you ever tried smoking cigarettes, even one or two drags?” (Yes or No).

Current smoking was considered when the adolescents had smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days. This was measured with the question: “In the past 30 days, how many days have you smoked cigarettes?” (the answer options were dichotomized in “one or more days” or “No day/I never smoked cigarettes”).

Current alcohol consumption was defined when the adolescent had consumed alcoholic beverages in the past 30 days. It was measured with the question: “In the past 30 days, how many days have you taken at least one glass or a dose of alcoholic beverage?” (the answer options were dichotomized in “one or more days” or “No day/I never drank alcoholic beverages”).

Binge drinking in the past 30 days was defined when the adolescent consumed five or more drinks on the same occasion. It was measured with the question: “In the past 30 days, on the days you had an alcoholic drink, how many glasses or doses did you drink on average? (The answer options were dichotomized as “five glasses or doses or more in the past 30 days” or “I never drank alcoholic beverages/I didn’t drink alcoholic beverages in the past 30 days/Four glasses or doses or less in the past 30 days”).

Current smoking and alcohol consumption was a composited variable based on the questions used for variables that investigated current smoking and current alcohol consumption separately, to capture when the adolescent had both smoked cigarettes and consumed alcoholic beverages in the past 30 days.

Confounder variables

The demographic variables selected from the plausibility criterion were macro-region [27,28,29] (North, Northeast, Southeast, South or Midwest), sex [24, 40, 42] (boys or girls), age group [12, 42] (12–14 years or 15–17 years), and type of school [27] (public or private), which in this study was considered as an indicator of socioeconomic status due to the direct relationship between income and education expenses in Brazil [43].

Excessive screen time has been shown previously to be associated with smoking [44], alcohol consumption [45], and body image indicators [32, 46]. It was used in this study as a proxy for media exposure time [32, 44]. It was measured with the question: “On a common weekday, how many hours do you use a computer or watch television or play video games?” (according the relevant recommendations [47], the answer options were dichotomized as “2 or more hours per day “or “less than 2 hours per day/I don’t do this activity on a common weekday”).

Bias

Several efforts were made in the ERICA study to ensure quality and minimize study bias. Prior to the data collection, a pilot study was conducted and the field researchers’ teams were carefully trained to standardize the procedures. During the data collection period, the database was automatically updated when information was entered into the PDA. Moreover, in order to detect outliers or discrepancies in the measurements, the data collection and systematization were monitored by local supervisors and by the coordination of the ERICA study through a central quality control system.

Statistical methods

A theoretical model was developed from a literature review to define the analytical plan for this study. Software for Statistics and Data Science (Stata) [48], version 14.0 was used to perform the statistical analysis, using the “survey” command. As a complex sampling study, the natural weights and use of post-stratification estimators were considered in the analysis.

The frequency of variables was calculated with 95% confidence intervals (CI) according to the substance use indicators. In the association study, Poisson regression models were used to estimate prevalence ratios (PRs). A homogeneity analysis, using Mantel–Haenszel tests, was performed to test the interaction effect of sex and age group on the associations between weight misperception categories and substance.

In this analysis, the exposure variables were weight underestimation and weight overestimation. The outcomes were having tried cigarette smoking, current smoking, current alcohol consumption, current binge drinking and current smoking and alcohol consumption. The “no weight underestimation/overestimation” category was the reference group in all regression models.

The outcomes variables were tested separately for each exposure in a crude analysis. Only the prevalence ratios with a p-value < 0.20 were tested in the models adjusted for the confounder variables. Statistical significance was set at p-value < 0.05.

Results

Of the ERICA sample, 75,060 students from 1247 schools were investigated in some stage of the data collection, and 73,624 answered the self-administered questionnaire and had their anthropometric measurements collected. A total of 53,447 adolescents had normal weight according to the nutritional status definition and were analyzed in this study (Fig. 1).

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Enrollment of normal weight adolescents from the ERICA study, Brazil, 2013–2014. *Differences between the absolute numbers and percentages in results are explained by natural weights and post-stratification estimators used in statistical analysis

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Table 1 presents the participants’ characteristics according to the substance use condition. Weight misperception was present in a third of the adolescents, with similar rates of weight underestimation and weight overestimation. Adolescents in the 15–17 year age group presented a higher prevalence of all substance use studied. Current alcohol consumption and binge drinking were more prevalent in adolescents with excessive screen time (24.0 and 4.6%, respectively).

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the normal weight participants from ERICA study, Brazil, 2013–2014
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Adolescents with weight misperception presented a higher prevalence of having tried cigarette smoking (22.1%), current smoking (5.7%), current alcohol consumption (25.1%), current binge drinking (4.8%) and current smoking and alcohol (4.4%). Those adolescents who underestimated their weight presented a higher prevalence of having tried cigarette smoking (23.1%), current consumption of alcohol (24.7%) and current binge drinking (4.9%). About a fifth of adolescents with weight overestimation had smoked cigarette recently, and a quarter of them currently consumed alcohol (Table 1).

There was an interaction effect between age group and sex on the associations between weight misperception and most of the substance use indicators studied. Thus, the Poisson regression models were stratified according to these variables.

According to the adjusted analysis results, the presence of weight underestimation in adolescents with 12–14 years was directly associated with having tried cigarette smoking, current alcohol consumption, current binge drinking, and current smoking and alcohol, with PR varying from 1.18 to 1.96. Additionally, the presence of weight overestimation was also associated with having tried cigarette smoking (PR: 1.44), current alcohol consumption (PR: 1.33) and current binge drinking (PR: 2.01) in this age group. In older adolescents (15–17 years), weight underestimation was associated with having tried cigarette smoking (PR: 1.24), and weight overestimation was associated with current alcohol consumption (PR: 1.15) (Table 2).

Table 2 Weight misperception and substance use, by age group, in adolescents from ERICA study, Brazil, 2013–2014
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In analyses stratified by sex, weight underestimation was directly associated with both having tried cigarette smoking and current alcohol consumption in boys (PR: 1.14 and 1.16, respectively) and girls (PR: 1.32 and 1.15, respectively). No associations between weight overestimation and substance use indicators were found in boys. Nonetheless, weight overestimation was associated with having tried cigarette smoking, current smoking, current alcohol consumption, current binge drinking, and current smoking and alcohol in girls, with PR varying from 1.19 to 1.41 (Table 3).

Table 3 Weight misperception and substance use, by sex, in adolescents from ERICA study, Brazil, 2013–2014
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Discussion

To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the association between weight misperception and substance use in adolescents in a representative sample from the largest Brazilian cities. Considering the relevance of possible associations between weight misperception and substance use at a critical stage of behavior development, our results showed a direct association between both weight misperception categories and the substance use variables examined, especially in younger adolescents and among girls. Our findings are consistent with prior results found in South Korea [13], the United States of America [10, 49], and China [12], corroborating the hypothesis that there is a direct association between weight misperception and cigarette and alcohol use in adolescents.

The high prevalence of substance use found in this study in older adolescents was expected and consistent with the results of the previous Brazilian national surveillance data collected in 2015 and 2019 [27, 42]. Similarly, body image concerns, such as weight misperception and body dissatisfaction, are also more frequent in older adolescents [50, 51]. However, the greater magnitude of the associations found between weight misperception and the substance use in younger adolescents deserves attention, particularly the higher prevalence of binge drinking in both weight misperception categories in this age group. It must be considered that although adolescence is a well-characterized period, the predictors of smoking and drinking can be different in early, middle, and late adolescence [52, 53].

A possible explanation for the association with tobacco smoking indicators is the belief that smoking can help control body weight. According to previous studies, concerns regarding body weight [30], beliefs about weight control effects [54, 55], and perceived attractiveness [56, 57] are related to smoking, more so in adolescents with self-perception of being overweight [55, 58]. Even so, adolescents who self-perceived themselves as underweight may see smoking habits as a mechanism to maintain a weight status [44].

Alcohol consumption is related to self-esteem in youth [59, 60]. Adolescents who misperceived their weight demonstrated a higher prevalence of current alcohol consumption and binge drinking, possibly attempting to increase their self-esteem. In a previous study, Winter and collaborators [56] hypothesized that adolescent boys might use alcohol and tobacco to sustain their friendships and social status. However, the relationship between body weight and alcohol consumption is complex: the presence of caloric restriction or purging combined with a binge drinking episode has been described as a way to avoid weight gain from excess calories, and this phenomenon has been named in the non-medical terms, as “drunkorexia” and “alcoholimia” [61]. Alternatively, alcohol consumption may be a tactic for coping with emotional distress resulting from binge eating episodes [62].

Additionally, the differences by sex in our results are of interest. As observed in our study, girls who perceive themselves as overweight are more likely to smoke and consume alcohol compared to boys [49, 56, 58]. This finding could be related to beliefs about the weight management effects of cigarettes [54, 55] and influence of alcohol on self-esteem [59, 60], as mentioned above. Usually, girls are more likely to overestimate their weight, whereas boys are more likely to underestimate it [5, 12, 63]. According to a previous Brazilian study with similar sample [51], the prevalence of weight overestimation was higher in girls, however there was no difference in weight underestimation prevalence between sexes. Regarding substance use, the prevalence of current smoking [27, 28, 64] and alcohol consumption [29] in Brazilian adolescents are similar for both sexes according to most recent surveys.

The association between weight misperception categories and the joint consumption of cigarettes and alcohol in younger adolescents and girls reinforces the importance of considering factors associated with polysubstance use in adolescence. The consumption of alcohol or cigarettes separately is harmful on the adolescents’ health [20, 22]. However, the concurrent consumption of tobacco and alcohol in adolescence is related a depression symptoms [65] and drugs use in adulthood [66].

In our results, adolescents who reported excessive screen time, used as a proxy for media exposure, demonstrated higher prevalence of alcohol consumption. Still, this phenomenon was not observed for cigarette smoking. It is known that alcohol marketing influences both alcohol consumption and binge drinking in young people [67, 68]. Perhaps, the differences in screen time exposure can be explained by stricter regulation of tobacco product marketing in Brazil [69], compared to alcoholic beverage advertising regulations [70]. As a consequence of smoking control policies [69], there was decreases in the prevalence of smoking over the last few years in Brazil, both in the adult [71] and adolescent [64] populations. However, an increase in binge drinking has been observed in adults between 2006 and 2019 [72], although among adolescents there was a slight decrease of current alcohol consumption between 2009 and 2015 [64].

Apart from the association between weight misperception and substance use demonstrated in this study, weight misperception in adolescents has other negative health consequences. In previous studies, weight overestimation was associated with unhealthy weight control strategies, such as use of diet medications, purging, or fasting, and disordered eating behaviors in children and adolescents [73, 74]. On the other hand, weight underestimation was associated with inappropriate weight gain behaviors in boys [13]. Overall, there is evidence that adolescents with weight misperception are more likely to gain excessive weight over time [75, 76], which highlights the need to promote accurate weight perception in this age group.

Given the relevance of the results of this investigation, it is important to consider the interventions that have been effective in improving body image in adolescents. According to a systematic review of school-based universal body image programs, interventions in younger participants and using media literacy were most effective. Interventions including activities to improve self-esteem and discussed peer influence on body image were also effective [77]. In Brazil, a validated protocol called Body Project reduced the thin-ideal internalization and increased body appreciation in girls with weight concerns and criteria for eating disorders [78]. A study protocol that aims to improve body image in Brazilian adolescents was recently published. The intervention, called Topity, is based on digital intervention through a social media chatbot using therapeutic techniques [79]. Their results had not been published at the time of writing this manuscript.

Our study has several strengths. The national and large sample of ERICA, as well as the methodological care in the sample design, data collection, and analysis reinforce the reliability of the present study. Another point worth mentioning is the measurement of anthropometric data by trained researchers using validated methods. Furthermore, the use of a PDA in data collection was important for adolescents’ privacy, particularly for questions that were sensitive in nature, such as substance use.

However, this study also has limitations. First, participants of our sample were adolescents with normal weight who attended school in cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Therefore, the results cannot be generalized to the entire Brazilian adolescent population. The limitations of self-answered questionnaires should also be mentioned. Although this type of questionnaire avoids the interviewer’s interference, the participant may not understand the questions and/or the answer options. Third, although the questions used in the assessment the weight misperception indicators were similar to those used in other surveys, the ERICA study was not a specific to body image; thus, a multidimensional approach to measure this variable was not used. Fourth, other possible interfering factors, such as physical activity, mental health, food consumption, and eating disorders, were not considered in this analysis. Fifth, the ERICA study did not investigate the screen time on weekends, which may limit the use of the indicator as a proxy for cigarette and alcoholic beverages media exposure time. Finally, the cross-sectional design of the study makes it impossible to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between weight misperception and substance use.

Conclusions

Our results corroborate the hypothesis that there is an association between weight misperception and substance use in Brazilian adolescents. A direct association was found between both categories of weight misperception and most of the substance use variables in younger adolescents. Weight underestimation was associated with both having tried cigarette smoking and current alcohol consumption in boys and girls. In addition, in adolescent girls, there was an association between weight overestimation and all substance use studied.

Based on our results, the implementation of programs aimed at reinforcing a positive body image among adolescents is recommended. Improvements in accurate perceptions in normal weight adolescents may contribute to the reduction of substance use in this population. Furthermore, investment in longitudinal research is also recommended to establish the trajectories of weight misperception, smoking initiation, and onset of alcohol consumption. Thus, universal interventions aimed at promoting a positive body image and preventing substance use in adolescents can be enhanced.

Availability of data and materials

All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article [and its supplementary information files].

Abbreviations

BMI:

body mass index

CI:

confidence interval

ERICA:

Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents

PDA:

personal digital assistant

PPS:

probability proportional to size

PR:

prevalence ratio

Stata:

Software for Statistics and Data Science

STROBE:

Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology

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The authors thank Professor Katia Vergetti Bloch and Professor Moyses Szklo (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) for coordinating the ERICA Study nationally, and Dr. Wildo Navegantes de Araújo and Dr. Maria Natacha Toral Bertolin (University of Brasilia) for their contributions in improving the quality of the study.

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The ERICA was supported by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (Science and Technology Department) and Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos/FINEP and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico/CNPq) (grants number FINEP: 01090421, CNPq: 565037/2010–2 and 405009/2012–7). The funders had no role in study design, data analysis or preparation of the manuscript.

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S.U.S, V.S.S.G, L.A.B and K.M.B.C. conceptualized and designed the study. S.U.S conducted the statistical analyses, in collaboration with V.S.S.G. The initial manuscript was drafted by S.U.S, in collaboration with V.S.S.G, L.A.B, and K.M.B.C. All authors contributed to the analysis and interpretation of the data, approved the final version of the manuscript, and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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da Silva, S.U., Gonçalves, V.S.S., Barufaldi, L.A. et al. Weight misperception and substance use: Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA). BMC Public Health 22, 1850 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14267-6

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