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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 16.

Published in final edited form as: J Natl Med Assoc. 2010 Feb;102(2):119–124. doi: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30499-5

Table 2.

Measured Weight Category Compared to Reported Weight Category

	Reported Weight Category
	Underweight	Normal Weight	Overweight	Obese	Total
Measured Weight
Category	N(%)	N(%)	N(%)	N(%)	N(%)
Underweight	1 (20.0%)	4 (80.0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	5 (100%)
Normal weight	7 (11.9%)	47(79.7%)	1 (6.8%)	4(1.7%)	59 (100%)
Overweight	3 (3.6%)	37 (44.6%)	43 (51.8%)	0 (0%)	83 (100%)
Obese^a	1 (0.6%)	24 (13.6%)	127 (72.2%)	24 (13.6%)	176 (100%)

^a

P values < .001 compared to both normal weight and overweight women.