Table 5.
Comparisons of the Cultural Answer Key to BMI Categories
| Cultural Answer Key | East Asia Body Mass Index Categories | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight | Normal Weight | Overweight | Obesity | Total | ||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Too Skinny | 1 | 50.00% | 16 | 48.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 4.30% | 18 | 22.20% |
| Balanced | 1 | 50.00% | 13 | 39.40% | 15 | 65.20% | 5 | 21.70% | 34 | 42.00% |
| Too Fat | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 12.10% | 8 | 34.80% | 17 | 73.90% | 29 | 35.80% |
| Total | 2 | 100.00% | 33 | 100.00% | 23 | 100.00% | 23 | 100.00% | 81 | 100.00% |
| Cultural Answer Key | Western/Global Body Mass Index Categories | |||||||||
| Underweight | Normal Weight | Overweight | Obesity | Total | ||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
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| Too Skinny | 1 | 50.00% | 16 | 28.60% | 1 | 4.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 18 | 22.20% |
| Balanced | 1 | 50.00% | 28 | 50.00% | 5 | 21.70% | 0 | 0.00% | 34 | 42.00% |
| Too Fat | 0 | 0.00% | 12 | 21.40% | 17 | 73.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 29 | 35.80% |
| Total | 2 | 100.00% | 56 | 100.00% | 23 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 81 | 100.00% |
p< 0.001, Cramer’s V = 0.496
p<0.001, Cramer’s V = 0.364