90730-3

LOINC 2.82

Self-perception of body weight

Self-perception of body wgt

Definition

  • This term represents a patient's self-perception of their body weight in terms of being overweight or underweight. The term is based on, but not limited in use to, one of the questions in a two-item measure for an individual's weight change goals used in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), is a national school-based survey conducted by CDC and state, territorial, tribal, and local education and health agencies as part of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS). The YRBSS monitors health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults.[https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/] For the other question item on what the individual is trying to do about their weight, use Body weight goal [LOINC: 90734-5].

Component

  • Self-perception of body weight

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • H&P.HX

Property

  • Find

Scale

  • Ord

Related names

  • Bdy weight; bod; Bodies; Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Ordinal; P prime; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Self-perception of body wgt; Wt

Index terms

  • Bdy weight
  • bod
  • Bodies
  • Finding
  • Findings
  • H+P
  • H+P.HX
  • Ordinal
  • P prime
  • Point in time
  • QL
  • Qual
  • Qualitative
  • Random
  • Screen
  • Self-perception of body wgt
  • Wt