TABLE 2.
Comparison of Parent Perception and Measured Weight Status in 2 Ages of Children
| Measured BMI and Child Participants |
Parent Perception | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight, %a | About Right, % | Overweight, %b | Obese, % | |
| Underweight | ||||
| Preschool (n = 1) | — | 100 | — | — |
| 5th grade (n = 1) | — | 100 | — | — |
| Healthy weight | ||||
| Preschool (n = 51) | 11.8 | 88.2 | — | — |
| 5th grade (n = 113) | 8.0 | 89.4 | 2.7 | — |
| Overweight | ||||
| Preschool (n = 19) | — | 94.74 | 5.3 | — |
| 5th grade (n = 31) | — | 74.2 | 25.8 | — |
| Obese | ||||
| Preschool (n = 16) | 6.2 | 75.0 | 18.7 | — |
| 5th grade (n = 51) | — | 31.4 | 66.6 | — |
—indicates that no BMI values and parent perceptions fell in these categories.
a
Somewhat and moderately underweight were combined as underweight.
b
Somewhat and moderately overweight were combined as overweight.