Agreement of adolescents’ self-perception of their body image with the analysis on the three-dimensional body image

Abstract Objectives: to verify the agreement among adolescents’ perception of their own body image and the health professionals’ analysis based on three-dimensional body image and the inter-rater agreement. Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out with 1,662 adolescents, aged 18 to 19 years old, from the 1997/98 birth cohort in São Luís, Maranhão. Self-perception of body image was assessed using the Stunkard’s body image scale. Three nutritionists evaluated the three-dimensional body image obtained by the Photonic Scanner (3D Body Scanner) and classified according to the Stunkard’s scale. The agreement between raters was verified by using weighted Kappa. Results: the analysis of agreement between raters in the general group and when stratified by sexwas considered moderate to good by Kappa. Regarding the intraclass correlation (ICC), good and excellent correlation values were observed both in the general group, males and females. There was a greater perception of overweight by all raters, when compared with the adolescents’ self-assessments. When stratified by sex, examiner 1 had the same perception as male self-assessments, as for females the perception of overweight was more frequent, as well as raters 2 and 3, for both sexes. Conclusion: agreement between raters and self-assessments was considered weak/moderate in Kappa and good/excellent in ICC. Resumo Objetivos: verificar a concordância da autopercepção da imagem corporal de adolescentes com a análise de profissionais da saúde a partir de imagem corporal tridimensional e a concordância inter-avaliadores. Métodos: estudo transversal, com 1662 adolescentes, de 18-19 anos, da coorte de nascimento de 1997/98 de São Luís, Maranhão. A autopercepção da imagem corporal foi avaliada pela escala de imagem corporal de Stunkard. Três nutricionistas avaliaram a imagem corporal tridimensional e classificaram conforme Stunkard. A concordância foi verificada utilizando Kappa ponderado. Resultados: a análise de concordância entre os avaliadores no grupo geral e quando estratificada por sexo foi considerada moderada a boa pelo Kappa. Em relação a correlação intraclasse (ICC), observou-se valores de correlação bons e excelentes tanto no grupo geral, quanto no sexo masculino e no feminino. Notou-se maior percepção de excesso de peso por todos os avaliadores, quando comparado às autoavaliações dos adolescentes. Quando estratificado por sexo, o avaliador 1 teve a mesma percepção que as autoavaliações do sexo mascul