Eighty-eight young people took part in the survey, in which they were assessed regarding their body mass index (BMI) and topics related to body image, with the use of paper and digital silhouettes in relation to the current body (BMI-C) and the desired body (BMI-D). The process used to validate the digital scale is done by comparing the BMI with BMI-C.

Results

Were satisfactory (0.70) for the group, as a whole and for the males included. However, females showed a relatively low value at Lin’s concordance (0.64), but with acceptable ICC (0.89) and Spearman (0.85) values.

Conclusion

The computer images can be used to assess body image for young people. However, it is safer to make associations with topics regarding physical activity and eating behavior, which together can help us assess body dissatisfaction.

Body image; young adult; digital; test reproducibility; scales

Variáveis	Total (n = 88)				Masculino (n = 29)				Feminino (n = 59)				P-valor

	Min	Máx	x (dp)	Md	Min	Máx	x (dp)	Md	Min	Máx	x (dp)	Md
Idade (anos)	18	25	21 ± 2	20	18	25	21 ± 2	21	18	25	20 ± 2	20	0,362
Peso (kg)	44	152	67 ± 18	67	44	152	76 ± 23	72	44	106	63 ± 14	62	0,002
Estatura (cm)	150	185	165 ± 9	168	162	185	175 ± 6	176	150	172	161 ± 5	160	< 0,001
IMC-R (kg/m²)	16	44	25 ± 6	23	16	44	24 ± 6	23	16	40	25 ± 5	24	0,966
IMC-A (ESP)	12,5	45	27 ± 8	26	12,5	45	25 ± 9	22	15	45	28 ± 8	30	0,042
IMC-A (ESD)	12,5	45	28 ± 7	26	12,5	45	26 ± 8	22	15	45	29 ± 7	30	0,060
IMC-D (ESP)	15	40	25 ± 5	26	15	40	26 ± 5	27	15	35	25 ± 4	25	0,509
IMC-D (ESD)	15	40	26 ± 5	26	15	40	24 ± 7	25	17,5	40	27 ± 4	27	0,047

Variáveis	Total (n = 88)			Masculino (n = 29)			Feminino (n = 59)

	ICC	Rho Lin	r	ICC	Rho Lin	r	ICC	Rho Lin	r
IMC-RxIMC-A (ESP)	0,90	0,76	0,88	0,94	0,88	0,92	0,89	0,68	0,89
IMC-RxIMC-A (ESD)	0,89	0,73	0,84	0,93	0,87	0,85	0,89	0,64	0,85
IMC-A(ESP) x IMC-A (ESD)	0,97	0,94	0,94	0,97	0,93	0,89	0,97	0,94	0,95
IMC-D(ESP) x IMC-D (ESD)	0,85	0,73	0,72	0,81	0,65	0,58*	0,92	0,82	0,85

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[1] Endereço para correspondência: Simone Cardoso Freire. E-mail: simonecfreire@gmail.com