Figure 2.
Ideal body image, by current body mass index (BMI) and sex. Survey participants were asked to indicate the body size they wished to have.
Women | Men | ||
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Ideal body image | No. (%) | Ideal body image | No. (%) |
Underweight (n = 115) | Underweight (n = 262) | ||
Underweight | 17 (15) | Underweight | 20 (8) |
Normal weight | 55 (48) | Normal weight | 112 (43) |
Overweight | 31 (27) | Overweight | 84 (32) |
Obese | 12 (10) | Obese | 46 (18) |
Normal Weight (n = 1,167) | Normal Weight (1,946) | ||
Underweight | 93 (8) | Underweight | 129 (7) |
Normal weight | 660 (57) | Normal weight | 828 (43) |
Overweight | 256 (22) | Overweight | 602 (31) |
Obese | 158 (14) | Obese | 387 (20) |
Overweight (n = 631) | Overweight (n = 401) | ||
Underweight | 34 (5) | Underweight | 11 (3) |
Normal weight | 347 (55) | Normal weight | 145 (36) |
Overweight | 157 (25) | Overweight | 143 (36) |
Obese | 93 (15) | Obese | 102 (25) |
Obese (n = 352) | Obese (n = 60) | ||
Underweight | 16 (5) | Underweight | 2 (3) |
Normal weight | 147 (42) | Normal weight | 19 (32) |
Overweight | 118 (34) | Overweight | 25 (42) |
Obese | 71 (20) | Obese | 14 (23) |