Table 1.
Physical, Verbal, Relational and Cyber Victimization by Weight Groupa
| Five BMI Weight Groups: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Individuals | Total | Underweight | At Risk for Underweight |
Normal | Overweight | Obese |
| N (% a) Victimization b |
6939 | 255 (3.5) | 360 (5.0) | 4211 (61.0) | 1147 (17.1) | 966 (13.4) |
| Physical | 12.9 | 17.8 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 15.1 | 14.6 |
| Verbal | 36.7 | 40.0 | 34.2 | 35.1 | 39.1 | 41.1 |
| Relational | 41.1 | 44.8 | 39.9 | 40.5 | 43.1 | 43.0 |
| Cyber | 9.9 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 11.8 |
| Five BMI Weight Groups: |
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| Male | Total | Underweight | At Risk for Underweight |
Normal | Overweight | Obese |
| N (% a) Victimization b |
3328 | 134 (4.2) | 162 (4.8) | 1920 (57.5) | 580 (18.2) | 532 (15.2) |
| Physical | 17.5 | 26.4 | 19.1 | 15.9 | 18.8 | 19.0 |
| Verbal | 38.2 | 42.3 | 39.7 | 35.8 | 42.0 | 41.2 |
| Relational | 36.4 | 35.2 | 39.6 | 35.2 | 37.9 | 38.3 |
| Cyber | 9.7 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 12.8 |
| Five BMI Weight Groups: |
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| Female | Total | Underweight | At Risk for Underweight |
Normal | Overweight | Obese |
| N (% a) Victimization b |
3611 | 121 (2.8) | 198 (5.1) | 2291 (64.4) | 567 (16.0) | 434 (11.7) |
| Physical | 8.5 | 5.4 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 11.1 | 9.0 |
| Verbal | 35.3 | 36.7 | 29.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 41.1 |
| Relational | 46.1 | 58.9 | 40.1 | 45.0 | 48.6 | 48.8 |
| Cyber | 10.1 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.7 |
Note.
a
Weighted percentages of BMI weight groups.
b
Weighted percentages of involvement in victimization.