Table 3.
Distribution of misperception scores
| Misperception Z-score (%)
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| Underestimate weight
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Overestimate weight
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| −3 to −2 | −2 to −1 | −1 to 0 | 0 to +1 | +1 to +2 | +2 to +3 | |
| Total | 6.1 | 32.4 | 42.0 | 14.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 |
| Non-overweighta (N = 2742) | 3.8 | 26.2 | 45.1 | 18.8 | 4.8 | 1.3 |
| Overweightb (N = 496) | 14.1 | 57.3 | 28.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Obesec (N = 325) | 13.2 | 46.2 | 36.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
a
BMI <85th percentile value according to 2000 US CDC growth charts.
b
BMI ≥ 85th and <95th percentile value according to 2000 US CDC growth charts.
c
BMI ≥ 95th percentile value according to 2000 U.S. CDC growth charts.