Table 2.

Predictors of perception of BMI

			Frequency (%)
Variable	Category	Wrong n = 106	Right n = 126	Total N = 232
Sex	Female	64 (55.7)	51 (44.3)	115 (100.0)
	Male	42 (34.9)	75 (64.1)	117 (100.0)
	X2 = 9.120, p = 0.003; OR = 2.24 (CI:1.32 -3.80)
Age Group	21–30	28 (59.1)	26 (40.9)	54 (100.0)
	31–40	59 (40.4)	87 (59.6)	146 (100.0)
	≥41	19 (59.4)	13 (40.6)	32 (100.0)
	X2 = 4.881, p = 0.087
Profession	Doctors	34 (35.4)	62 (64.6)	96 (100.0)
	Nurses	50 (56.8)	38 (43.2)	88 (100.0)
	Others	22 (45.8)	26 (54.2)	48 (100.0)
	X2 = 1.585, p = < 0.001
Duration of Professional work	1–10	82 (42.7)	110 (57.3)	192 (100.0)
	11–20	20 (58.8)	14 (41.2)	34 (100.0)
	>20	4 (66.7)	2 (33.3)	6 (100.0)
	X2= 7.933, p=0.019
Service area	*Med/Surg.	35 (35.0)	65 (65.0)	100 (100.0)
	Nursing	50 (56.8)	38 (43.2)	88 (100.0)
	Diagnostic	14 (43.7)	18 (56.3)	32 (100.0)
	Support	7 (41.7)	5 (58.3)	12 (100.0)
	X2 =9.819, p = 0.020
Currently married	Yes	86 (49.4)	88 (50.6)	174 (100.0)
	No	20 (24.0)	38 (76.0)	58 (100.0)
	X2 =3.910, p = 0.048; OR: 1.46 (1.00–3.44)
Sitting for long hours at work in a typical day	Yes	39 (44.3)	28 (55.7)	67 (100.0)
	No	87 (64.1)	78 (34.9)	165 (100.0)
	X2 =0.557, p= 0.447; OR = 1.25 (CI:0.70 – 2.22)

^*Med/Surg: Medical/Surgical