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. 2021 Feb 26;3(9):185–188. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2021.056

Table 2. Consistency analysis of body mass index (BMI) and body weight perception of Chinese women of childbearing age, 2015.

BMI category Age (years) Body weight perception category (%, 95%CI)
Underweight (%, 95%CI) Normal (%, 95%CI) Overweight/obese (%, 95%CI)
Underweight 18–24 40.8 (29.9, 51.7) 57.1 (46.3, 67.9) 2.1 (0.7, 3.5)
25–34 47.4 (42.8, 52.1) 49.8 (45.0, 54.5) 2.8 (0.9, 4.7)
35–49 48.0 (41.3, 54.7) 49.6 (42.7, 56.4) 2.4 (0.4, 4.4)
Subtotal 44.3 (38.5, 50.2) 53.3 (47.6, 59.0) 2.4 (1.3, 3.4)
Normal 18–24 5.9 (4.1, 7.7) 69.5 (66.2, 72.9) 24.6 (21.3, 27.9)
25–34 6.5 (5.7, 7.4) 71.5 (69.5, 73.4) 22.0 (20.1, 23.9)
35–49 11.5 (10.3, 12.7) 73.5 (71.9, 75.2) 14.9 (13.7, 16.1)
Subtotal 8.6 (7.8, 9.3) 71.9 (70.5, 73.2) 19.5 (18.3, 20.8)
Overweight/Obese 18–24 1.4 (0.4, 2.5) 35.2 (29.7, 40.8) 63.3 (57.7, 69.0)
25–34 1.2 (0.8, 1.7) 34.8 (32.1, 37.5) 64.0 (61.3, 66.7)
35–49 2.3 (1.9, 2.7) 44.0 (42.1, 45.9) 53.7 (51.8, 55.7)
Subtotal 1.9 (1.6, 2.3) 40.6 (38.9, 42.4) 57.4 (55.7, 59.2)