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Difference between actual and perceived weight status
| Actual BMI category | Perception about weight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My weight is slightly less | My weight is about right | My weight is slightly more | My weight is significantly more | |
| Underweight | 12(54.6) | 08(36.4) | 01(4.5) | 01(4.5) |
| Normal | 36(28.1) | 71(55.4) | 18(14.1) | 03(2.4) |
| Overweight | 07(7.8) | 43(47.7) | 30(33.3) | 10(11.2) |
| Obese | 04(1.5) | 52(19.6) | 36(32.4) | 123(47.0) |
| Marginal homogeneity (Stuart–Maxwell) χ2 = 90.15, (P < 0.001) | ||||
