TABLE 3.
Body size dissatisfaction and weight discordance status by age categories for women.
| Body size dissatisfaction and weight discordance categories for women | Age category (in years) |
Total (n = 709) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34–45 (n = 121) |
46–59 (n = 313) |
60+ (n = 275) |
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| % | s.e. | % | s.e. | % | s.e. | % | 95% CI | |
| Weight discordance (FAD)† | ||||||||
| Underestimate (FAD < 0), % | 74.4 | 0.03 | 75.1 | 0.03 | 76.4 | 0.04 | 75.5 | 72.3–78.6 |
| Estimate accurately (FAD = 0), % | 24.0 | 0.02 | 22.7 | 0.02 | 18.9 | 0.03 | 21.4 | 18.4–24.5 |
| Overestimate (FAD > 0), % | 1.7 | 0.01 | 2.2 | 0.01 | 4.7 | 0.02 | 3.1 | 1.8–4.4 |
| Body size dissatisfaction (FID)† | ||||||||
| Too small (Feel-Ideal < 0), % | 22.3 | 0.02 | 23.6 | 0.03 | 18.9 | 0.03 | 21.6 | 18.6–24.6 |
| Satisfied (Feel-Ideal = 0), % | 38.0 | 0.02 | 43.5 | 0.03 | 41.8 | 0.02 | 41.9 | 38.3–45.5 |
| Too large (Feel-Ideal > 1), % | 39.7 | 0.02 | 32.9 | 0.02 | 39.3 | 0.01 | 36.5 | 33.0–40.1 |
Note: SE expresses the variation from the population mean, and therefore explains how the mean in a group is closer to the population mean. Comparison of variables by age obtained by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and chi-square tests.
CI, confidence interval; FAD, feel-actual difference; s.e., standard error; FID, an index to assess body image (dis)satisfaction;6 FAD, an index used to assess weight discordance (underestimation or overestimation of weight).26
†
, There were no significant difference in FID or FAD and age categories in women.