Table 2.
Perception of others weight: distribution of answers of respondents who identified obesity by the pictures of figures of males and females, n (%)
| Group of respondents | BMI and body images on the picturea, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤26a | 28a | 32a | 36a | ≥ 42a | |
| Male body images | |||||
| Patients | 20 (2.1) | 19 (2.0) | 64 (6.9) | 106 (11.3) | 725 (77.6) |
| Nurses | 3 (3.1) | 6 (6.2) | 17 (17.5) | 16 (16.5) | 55 (56.7) |
| Doctors (GPs) | 1 (1.5) | 4 (6.2) | 10 (15.4) | 13 (20.0) | 37 (56.9) |
| Experts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (20) | 24 (80) |
| Total | 24 (2.1) | 29 (2.6) | 91 (8.1) | 141 (12.5) | 841 (74.7) |
| Female body images | |||||
| Patients | 40 (4.3) | 65 (7.0) | 112 (12.0) | 144 (15.4) | 573 (61.3) |
| Nurses | 9 (9.3) | 11 (11.3) | 14 (14.4) | 14 (14.4) | 49 (50.5) |
| Doctors (GPs) | 5 (7.7) | 10 (15.4) | 11 (16.9) | 10 (15.4) | 29 (44.6) |
| Experts | 0 | 2 (6.7) | 2 (6.7) | 12 (40.0) | 14 (46.7) |
| Total | 54 (4.8) | 88 (7.8) | 139 (12.3) | 180 (16.0) | 665 (59.1) |
abody size identified as “obese” on the picture