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Distribution of participants’ body discrepancy for desired body size
| Body discrepancy n (% in total) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | None | Positive | Total | ||
| Self-perceived body size | Underweight | 12 (3.8) | 20 (6.3) | 1 (0.3) | 33 (10.5) |
| Normal weight | 39 (12.4) | 100 (31.7) | 8 (2.5) | 147 (46.7) | |
| Overweight | 5 (1.6) | 79 (25.1) | 3 (1.0) | 87 (27.6) | |
| Obese | 2 (0.6) | 41 (13.0) | 5 (1.6) | 48 (15.2) | |
| Total | 58 (18.4) | 240 (76.2) | 17 (5.4) | 315 (100)a | |
aMissing values (n = 40)
