Supplementary Material for: Weight stigma in Latin America, Asia, Middle East, and Africa: A scoping review

Background: Being stigmatized because of one’s weight can pose physical, mental, and social challenges. While weight stigma and its consequences are established throughout Europe, North America, and Australasia, less is known about weight stigma in other regions. Summary: The objective of this study was to identify the extent and focus of weight stigma research in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. A scoping review of weight stigma research in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa was conducted. Results indicate that weight stigma has been investigated across populations and settings, mainly focusing on manifestations of weight stigma through experiences and practices and the drivers, and personal outcomes of these manifestations. Key Messages: Weight stigma is a developing global health concern not restricted to Europe, North America, and Australasia. The extent and focus of weight stigma research in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa vary between countries and regions leaving several research gaps that require further investigation

Supplementary Material for: When Do Short Children Realize They Are Short? Prepubertal Short Children’s Perception of Height during 24 Months of Catch-Up Growth Hormone Treatment

<b><i>Aim:</i></b> To examine perceived height during the first 24 months of growth hormone (GH) treatment in short prepubertal children. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Ninety-nine 3- to 11-year-old short prepubertal children with either isolated GH deficiency (n = 32) or idiopathic short stature (n = 67) participated in a 24-month randomized trial of individualized or fixed-dose GH treatment. Children’s and parents’ responses to three perceived height measures: relative height (Silhouette Apperception Test), sense of height (VAS short/tall), and judgment of appropriate height (yes/no) were compared to measured height. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Children and parents overestimated height at start (72%, 54%) and at 24 months (52%, 30%). Short children described themselves as tall until 8.2 years (girls) and 9 years (boys). Prior to treatment, 38% of children described their height as appropriate and at 3 months, 63%. Mother’s height, parental sense of the child’s tallness and age explained more variance in children’s sense of tallness (34%) than measured height (0%). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Short children and parents overestimate height; a pivotal age exists for comparative height judgments. Even a small gain in height may be enough for the child to feel an appropriate age-related height has been reached and to no longer feel short