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. 2021 Jun;21(2):942–950. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v21i2.56

Table 3.

Weight load by student's perceptions and behaviors (n=200)

Variables N % %
BMI> 25Kg/m2
Satisfaction with your weight*
No 125 62.50 32
Yes 75 37.50 09.30
Desire for gaining weight
No 131 65.5 34.40
Yes 69 33.50 2.90
Practice of physical activity
No 115 57.50 26.1
Yes 85 42.50 20
Frequency of physical activity
Daily 14 7 0
Often 54 27 24.1
Rarely/never 132 66 25
Perception of obesity and overweight
Normal 42 21 14.3
Disease 158 79 25.9
TV watching frequency
Less than 2 hours a day 107 53.5 20.6
2:00 a.m.-4:00 a day. 62 31 24.2
More than 4 hours a day 31 15.5 32.3
Frequency of consumption of sugar/fast-food
Always 59 29.5 37.3
Often 95 47.5 17.9
Rarely 46 23 17.4