Table 2. Frequency of body image perception categories according to the adiposity classification using BMI and body fat percentage.
Pró-Saúde Study (2012–2013).
| Women | Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underestimation of body size1 | No distortion | Overestimation of body size | Underestimation of body size | No distortion | Overestimation of body size | |
| According to BMI | ||||||
| No excess adiposity | 14 (66.7) | 11 (44.0) | 51 (23.3) | 39 (60.0) | 12 (31.6) | 20 (13.7) |
| Excess adiposity | 7 (33.3) | 14 (56.0) | 168 (76.7) | 26 (40.0) | 26 (68.4) | 126 (86.3) |
| According to body fat % 2 | ||||||
| No excess adiposity | 15 (71.4) | 12 (48.0) | 80 (36.5) | 50 (76.9) | 21 (55.3) | 41 (28.1) |
| Excess adiposity | 6 (28.6) | 13 (52.0) | 139 (63.5) | 15 (23.1) | 17 (44.7) | 105 (71.9) |
| P-value3 | 0.629 | 0.689 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.003 | <0.001 |
1Values indicate n (%) for categorical variables.
2 Body fat percentage was determined by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).
3 Chi-square p-values for the comparison between methods for adiposity classification within categories of body image perception.