Table 3.
Prevalence statistics for weight loss intentions and strategies in youth by demographic characteristics and weight status
| Weight loss intention | Healthy | Unhealthy | Extreme | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fa (%b) | Mc (%) | Total | F (%) | M (%) | Total | F (%) | M (%) | Total | F (%) | M (%) | Total | |
| Full sample | 26–74 | 15–63 | 27–61 | 15–72 | 27–63 | 30–92 | 5–49 | 0–42 | 3–44 | 1–14 | 1–11 | 0–13 |
| Measured Weight Status | ||||||||||||
| Underweight | --d | – | 15–41 | 0–8 | – | 24–27 | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | – |
| Normal-weight | – | – | 38–52 | 10–18 | – | 36–73 | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | – |
| Overweight/obese | – | – | 70–82 | 27–33 | – | 47–75 | – | – | – | 1–3 | – | – |
| Perceived weight status | ||||||||||||
| Underweight | – | – | 2 | 30–38 | – | – | 0–2 | – | – | 0–7 | – | – |
| Normal-weight | – | – | 17 | 54–73 | 72 | 73 | 3–68 | 46 | – | 4–44 | 2–4 | – |
| Overweight/obese | – | – | 76 | 72–86 | 80 | 74 | 15–75 | 62 | – | 6–70 | 3–5 | – |
| Grade Level | ||||||||||||
| Elementary | 38–59 | 38–63 | 38–61 | 2–57 | 27–63 | 30–79 | 7–59 | 39–55 | 9–57 | 2–4 | – | 7 |
| Middle | 31–66 | 25–31 | 27–66 | 27–71 | 27–56 | 34–92 | 4–24 | 6–12 | – | 1–10 | 1–5 | 2–7 |
| High school | 43–47 | 15–37 | 30–60 | – | – | 30–60 | 17–49 | 10–42 | 9–41 | 1–15 | 1–11 | 2–13 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||||
| Caucasian | 47–58 | 16–25 | 32–46 | 55–75 | 26–78 | 34–76 | 4–73 | 3–57 | 8–69 | 2–11 | 3–5 | 1–8 |
| African-American | 30–48 | 10–27 | 21–39 | 26–61 | 28–73 | 30–64 | 12–69 | 2–54 | 10–66 | 3–9 | 2–7 | 1–7 |
| Native-American | 38–59 | 38–63 | 38–61 | 33–59 | 27–63 | 30–79 | 42–45 | 37–42 | 9–43 | 1–27 | 1–12 | 0–27 |
| Hispanic | 39 | 14 | 28–36 | 66 | 75 | 69 | 75 | 60 | 71 | 7–8 | 1–3 | – |
| Asian-American | – | – | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Note: aF: Female; b%: prevalence (range); cMale;.d--: insufficient data. For specific references for each prevalence range, please refer to the text in the results section