Table 4.

Adjusted odds ratios of weight lose behaviors according to the combination of weight status and perceived weight among the participants.

	Trying to lose weight	Weight control behaviors among women who had tried to lose weight
		Exercise	Fasting/meal skipping	Diet (ate less)	Diet pill	One kind of food
Normal
Underassessment	0.32 (0.23–0.44)	1.71 (0.88–3.40)	1.66 (0.81–3.27)	0.42 (0.22–0.81)	1.38 (0.54–3.10)	1.30 (0.46–3.10)
Accurate assessment	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)
Overassessment	4.34 (3.67–5.13)	0.99 (0.76–1.28)	1.21 (0.90–1.63)	1.01 (0.75–1.35)	1.62 (1.15–2.29)	1.12 (0.74–1.69)
Overweight
Underassessment	0.31 (0.25–0.39)	1.05 (0.74–1.51)	1.61 (1.03–2.49)	0.52 (0.35–0.78)	0.62 (0.33–1.09)	0.51 (0.20–1.12)
Accurate assessment	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)
Overassessment	1.58 (0.86–2.95)	1.15 (0.52–2.61)	5.72 (2.45–13.56)	0.55 (0.23–1.47)	3.16 (1.15–8.23)	0.72 (0.11–2.78)
Obese
Underassessment	0.27 (0.19–0.38)	1.47 (0.80–2.76)	1.20 (0.57–2.36)	0.71 (0.38–1.38)	0.42 (0.13–1.07)	0.93 (0.21–1.83)
Accurate assessment	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)

Adjusted for age, residential area, marital status, education, household income, smoking, drinking, and perceived health status.