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Gender differences in BMI category and weight perception of participants with correspondent p values from chi square test
| Gender | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male n = 768 |
Female n = 992 |
||
| BMI category n (%) | |||
| Underweight | 14 (1.8) | 115 (11.7) | < 0.001 |
| Normal weight | 520 (68.2) | 720 (73.5) | |
| Overweight | 187 (24.5) | 126 (12.9) | |
| Obese | 41 (5.4) | 18 (1.8) | |
| Weight perception n (%) | |||
| My weight is right | 340 (44.3) | 397 (40) | < 0.001 |
| I should gain weight | 122 (15.9) | 112 (11.3) | |
| I should lose weight | 306 (39.8) | 483 (48.7) | |
