Table 3.
Differences between body silhouette responses and measured BMI
| Number of categories away from measured BMI categorya , b | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smaller than actual BMI | No difference | Larger than actual BMI | ||||
| −1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
| Difference in perceived current body silhouette figure and actual BMI (n=62c) | 19 (12) | 42 (26) | 34 (21) | 5 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Difference in preferred body silhouette figure and actual BMI (n=61d) | 5 (3) | 23 (14) | 52 (32) | 13 (8) | 5 (3) | 2 (1) |
Note. BMI = body mass index.
a
Difference between body silhouette responses and actual BMI category based on anthropometric data.
b
Categories include underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese, and morbidly obese.
c
Two participants refused to respond to this question.
d
Two participants refused to respond, and one participant was not asked this question.