Table 4.
Body image perception characteristics of overweight/obese participants (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) by ethnic group: women aged 18–60 years (Italians, n 100; North African (NA) immigrants, n 105; Tunisians, n 104; Moroccans, n 124), Italy and North Africa, June 2013–January 2015
| NA immigrants in Italy | Italians living in Italy | Tunisians living in Tunisia | Moroccans living in Morocco | NA immigrants v. Italians | NA immigrants v. NA residents | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | 95 % CI | Mean | sd | 95 % CI | Mean | sd | 95 % CI | Mean | sd | 95 % CI | P value | P value | |
| Actual figure | 6·4 | 1·8 | 6·0, 6·8 | 7·1 | 1·3 | 6·6, 7·7 | 6·9 | 1·6 | 6·4, 7·3 | 6·9 | 1·4 | 6· 6, 7·2 | 0·473 | 0·177 |
| Ideal figure | 3·9 | 1·6 | 3·6, 4·3 | 4·8 | 1·4 | 4·2, 5·3 | 4·1 | 1·7 | 3·6, 4·6 | 4·6 | 1·4 | 4·3, 4·9 | 0·025 | 0·048 |
| FID | 2·47 | 2·22 | 1·99, 2·95 | 2·38 | 0·94 | 2·00, 2·76 | 2·80 | 2·16 | 2·19, 3·41 | 2·29 | 1·39 | 1·96, 2·61 | 0·888 | 0·330 |
| FAI | −0·35 | 0·85 | −0·53, −0·16 | −0·04 | 0·53 | −0·25, 0·17 | −0·20 | 0·64 | −0·38, −0·02 | −0·15 | 0·63 | −0·29, −0·00 | 0·070 | 0·151 |
FID, feel minus ideal difference; FAI, feel status minus actual status inconsistency.