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. 2007 May 16;7:80. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-80

Table 2.

BMI weight status, perceived weight status and body satisfaction of the Turkish adolescents

Male Female Total
n % n % n %

BMI weight status
 Non-overweight 930 88.6 958 91.2 1888 89.9
 Overweight 108 10.3 81 7.7 189 9.0
 Obesity 12 1.1 12 1.1 24 1.1

Perceived weight status
 Thin 174 16.6 133 12.7 307 14.6
 Normal weight 795 75.7 679 64.6 1474 70.2
 Fat 81 7.7 239 22.7 320 15.2

Body Satisfaction
 Satisfied 655 62.4 455 43.3 1110 52.8
 Dissatisfied 395 37.6 596 56.7 991 47.2