Table 2.

Gender differences in self-perceived weight, appearance satisfaction and slimming attempts among girls and boys (n 469), mean age 12·7 (sd 0·3) years, Telemark, Norway, 2010

	Girls (n 237)		Boys (n 232)
	n	%	n	%	P value*
Self-perceived overweight	54	23	35	15	0·034
Self-perceived underweight	21	9	30	13
Appearance satisfaction high	85	36	149	64	<0·001
Appearance satisfaction low	152	64	83	36
Slimming attempts	52	22	41	18	0·250

^*Pearson’s χ ² test (Fisher’s exact test).