Table 1. Definition of Misperception Categoriesa.
| Perceived Weight | Reported Actual Weight | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Underweight (<1st percentile) (1) | Underweight (≥1st & <5th percentile) (2) | Healthy Weight (≥5th & <85th percentile)(3) | Overweight (≥85th & <95th percentile) (4) | Obese (≥95th percentile) (5) | |
| Very Underweight (1) | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 |
| Slightly Underweight (2) | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
| About the Right Weight (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 |
| Slightly Overweight (4) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Very Overweight (5) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Note.
a
Numbers in parentheses represent scores assigned to each category. Body mass index percentiles are derived from sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts.