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. 2023 Nov 2;17(6):1143–1154. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2023.17.6.1143

Table 1. General characteristics of the study population.

Variables Eating behaviors
Total Healthy Unhealthy P-value1)
BSM 55,748 (100.0) 18,141 (32.5) 37,607 (67.5) < 0.001
Accurate estimation 33,870 (60.8) 11,408 (33.7) 22,462 (66.3)
Underestimation 11,566 (20.8) 3,318 (28.7) 8,248 (71.3)
Overestimation 10,312 (18.4) 3,415 (33.1) 6,897 (66.9)
BMI 0.021
Normal weight 40,183 (72.0) 12,966 (32.3) 27,217 (67.7)
Underweight 3,878 (7.0) 1,247 (32.2) 2,631 (67.8)
Overweight 11,687 (21.0) 3,928 (33.6) 7,759 (66.4)
Age < 0.001
12 4,760 (8.5) 1,856 (39.0) 2,904 (61.0)
13 9,328 (16.7) 3,356 (36.0) 5,972 (64.0)
14 9,637 (17.3) 3,179 (33.0) 6,458 (67.0)
15 9,433 (16.9) 2,901 (30.8) 6,532 (69.3)
16 8,896 (16.0) 2,767 (31.1) 6,129 (68.9)
17 9,208 (16.5) 2,733 (29.7) 6,475 (70.3)
18 4,486 (8.1) 1,349 (30.1) 3,137 (69.9)
Sex < 0.001
Girls 26,689 (47.9) 9,824 (36.8) 16,865 (63.2)
Boys 29,059 (52.1) 8,317 (28.6) 20,742 (71.4)
Grade < 0.001
7 9,528 (17.1) 3,666 (38.5) 5,862 (61.5)
8 9,426 (16.9) 3,145 (33.4) 6,281 (66.6)
9 9,721 (17.4) 3,098 (31.9) 6,623 (68.1)
10 9,022 (16.3) 2,768 (30.7) 6,254 (69.3)
11 8,774 (15.7) 2,708 (30.9) 6,066 (69.1)
12 9,277 (16.6) 2,756 (29.7) 6,521 (70.3)
Residential area < 0.001
Rural 3,453 (6.2) 1,238 (35.9) 2,215 (64.2)
Urban 23,697 (42.5) 7,631 (32.2) 16,066 (67.8)
Metropolitan 28,598 (51.3) 9,272 (32.4) 19,326 (67.6)
Household economic status 0.084
High 21,898 (39.3) 7,185 (32.8) 14,713 (67.2)
Middle 26,856 (48.2) 8,760 (32.6) 18,096 (67.4)
Low 6,994 (12.5) 2,196 (31.4) 4,798 (68.6)
Current smoking < 0.001
No 52,273 (93.8) 17,549 (33.6) 34,724 (66.4)
Yes 3,475 (6.2) 592 (17.0) 2,883 (83.0)
Current alcohol consumption < 0.001
No 47,762 (85.7) 16,377 (34.3) 31,385 (65.7)
Yes 7,986 (14.3) 1,764 (22.1) 6,222 (77.9)
Stress status < 0.001
None 2,139 (3.8) 823 (38.5) 1,316 (61.5)
Low 31,623 (56.7) 10,887 (34.4) 20,736 (65.6)
High 21,986 (39.5) 6,431 (29.3) 15,555 (70.8)
Depression < 0.001
No 40,265 (72.2) 13,850 (34.4) 26,415 (65.6)
Yes 15,483 (27.8) 4,291 (27.7) 11,192 (72.3)
Weight control attempt < 0.001
No 26,466 (47.5) 8,234 (31.1) 18,232 (68.9)
Yes 29,282 (52.5) 9,907 (33.8) 19,375 (66.2)

Values are presented as number (%).

BSM, body shape misperception; BMI, body mass index.

1)P-values for the χ2 test to evaluate and compare the general characteristics of the study participants.