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. 2008 Feb 12;5:9. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-5-9

Table 1.

Percent of Overweight Adults Who Perceived Themselves to be Overweight

	Males		Females
	% perceived overweight		% perceived overweight

	NH III, 1988–1994	NH 1999–2004	NH III, 1988–1994	NH 1999–2004

All^I	57.1	51.3^a	84.1	77.8^a

Race/Ethnicity^I
Non Hispanic Whites	60.4	56.4	89.7	82.1^a
Non Hispanic Blacks	40.9*	30.7*^a	72.4*	59.7*^a
Mexican Americans	45.4*	43.1*	67.4*	69.9*

Age
20–34	60.15	47.3^a	91.31	78.1^a
35–49	61.24	53.9*	90.26	82.8^a
50–64	56.46	58.6*	83.02*	81.9
65+	43.93*	45.2^a	60.52*	62.8*

* Indicates a statistically significant difference in perception from reference group (in bold)

a. Indicates a statistically significant difference in perception across survey periods, p < 0.05

I. Age-standardized