Table 3.
Perception of body weight status
| |
Self-perception |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual body weight status | Underweight % (n) | Normal Weight % (n) | Overweight % (n) | Obese % (n) |
|
Underweight |
|
|
|
|
| Overall |
13.1 (11) |
70.2 (59) |
16.7 (14) |
0 (0) |
| Boys |
10.0 (4) |
67.5 (27) |
22.5 (9) |
0 (0) |
| Girls |
15.9 (7) |
72.7 (32) |
11.4 (5) |
0 (0) |
|
Normal weight |
|
|
|
|
| Overall |
12.7 (83) |
67.0 (437) |
18.6 (121) |
1.7 (11) |
| Boys |
14.8 (44) |
67.0 (199) |
16.2 (48) |
2.0 (6) |
| Girls |
11.0 (39) |
67.0 (238) |
20.6 (73) |
1.4 (5) |
|
Overweight |
|
|
|
|
| Overall |
3.0 (10) |
40.5 (137) |
54.1 (183) |
2.4 (8) |
| Boys |
2.8 (5) |
42.1 (75) |
51.7 (92) |
3.4 (6) |
| Girls |
3.1 (5) |
38.8 (62) |
56.9 (91) |
1.2 (2) |
|
Obese |
|
|
|
|
| Overall |
3.4 (9) |
15.3 (40) |
72.8 (190) |
8.5 (22) |
| Boys |
5.6 (8) |
11.9 (17) |
74.1 (106) |
8.4 (12) |
| Girls | 0.8 (1) | 19.5 (23) | 71.2 (84) | 8.5 (10) |
Overall: Chi square 361.2 9fd p <0.0001 (Spearman rho = 0.48).
Boys: Chi square 200.8 9fd p <0.0001 (Spearman rho = 0.49).
Girls: Chi square 176.2 9fd p <0.0001 (Spearman rho = 0.48).