Table 4.
Perception of own weight: distribution of answers of respondents who identified own body image by the scale of pictures
| Group of respondentsa | BMI of the body images chosenb, n (%) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 25 | 25–30 | > 30 | ||
| BMI 18.5–24.9 | ||||
| Patients | 244 (60.8) | 134 (33.4) | 23 (5.7) | 401 (100) |
| Nurses | 29 (54.7) | 22 (41.5) | 2 (3.8) | 53 (100) |
| Doctors | 20 (76.9) | 4 (15.4) | 2 (7.7) | 26 (100) |
| Policy makers | 9 (75.0) | 3 (25.0) | 0 | 12 (100) |
| Total | 302 (61.4) | 163 (33.1) | 27 (5.5) | 492 (100) |
| BMI 25.0–29.9 | ||||
| Patients | 27 (9.1) | 111 (37.5) | 158 (53.4) | 296 (100) |
| Nurses | 1 (4.0) | 14 (56.0) | 10 (40.0) | 25 (100) |
| Doctors | 1 (4.0) | 11 (44.0) | 13 (52.0) | 25 (100) |
| Policy makers | 1 (9.1) | 5 (45.5) | 5 (45.5) | 11 (100) |
| Total | 30 (8.4) | 141 (39.5) | 186 (52.1) | 357 (100) |
| BMI ≥ 30 | ||||
| Patients | 4 (2.0) | 19 (9.6) | 175 (88.4) | 198 (100) |
| Nurses | 0 | 5 (26.3) | 14 (73.7) | 19 (100) |
| Doctors | 0 | 1 (7.7) | 12 (92.3) | 13 (100) |
| Policy makers | 0 | 0 | 3 (100) | 3 (100) |
| Total | 4 (1.7) | 25 (10.7) | 204 (87.6) | 233 (100) |
aBMI was calculated by self-reported weight and height
bCategory of body weight by the answers of respondents who identified own body image by the scale of pictures