Table 2.
Frequency statistics for measures of body image item by age and sex (maximum N=5517).
| Body image item | Sex | Age bands (years) | Full sample | ||||||
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Men | Women | 16-25 | 26-49 | ≥50 |
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| Body image distress or preoccupation, n (%) | 2175 (39.45) | 3338 (60.55) | 1278 (23.18) | 1502 (27.24) | 2733 (49.57) | 5513 (100) | |||
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Yes | 853 (39.22) | 1953 (58.51) | 961 (75.19) | 837 (55.73) | 1008 (36.88) | 2806 (50.89) | ||
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No | 1322 (60.78) | 1385 (41.49) | 317 (24.8) | 665 (44.27) | 1725 (63.12) | 2707 (49.1) | ||
| How much does weight or shape influence how you think of yourself as a person | 2169 (39.47) | 3327 (60.53) | 1275 (23.19) | 1497 (27.24) | 2724 (49.56) | 5496 (100) | |||
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1=not at all, n (%) | 510 (23.51) | 425 (12.77) | 130 (10.17) | 181 (12.09) | 624 (22.91) | 935 (17.01) | ||
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6=a great deal, n (%) | 256 (11.8) | 771 (23.17) | 330 (25.88) | 321 (21.44) | 376 (13.8) | 1027 (18.69) | ||
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Score, median (IQR) | 3 (2-4) | 4 (2-5) | 4 (3-6) | 4 (2-5) | 3 (2-5) | 4 (2-5) | ||
| BMI, n (%) | 2115 (39.32) | 3264 (60.68) | 1248 (23.2) | 1464 (27.22) | 2667 (49.58) | 5379 (100) | |||
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Underweight | 30 (1.42) | 141 (4.32) | 97 (7.77) | 39 (2.67) | 35 (1.31) | 171 (3.18) | ||
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Healthy weight | 671 (31.73) | 1344 (41.19) | 721 (57.77) | 580 (39.64) | 714 (26.77) | 2015 (37.47) | ||
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Overweight | 791 (37.39) | 836 (25.62) | 232 (18.59) | 438 (29.94) | 957 (35.88) | 1627 (30.25) | ||
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Obese | 623 (29.46) | 842 (28.87) | 198 (15.87) | 406 (27.75) | 961 (36.03) | 1565 (29.09) | ||
| Self-evaluation of weight, n (%) | 2176 (39.46) | 3339 (60.54) | 1279 (23.19) | 1503 (27.25) | 2733 (49.56) | 5515 (100) | |||
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Very underweight | 25 (1.15) | 19 (0.56) | 16 (1.25) | 9 (0.59) | 19 (0.69) | 44 (0.79) | ||
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Slightly underweight | 154 (7.08) | 143 (4.28) | 129 (10.09) | 74 (4.92) | 94 (3.44) | 297 (5.39) | ||
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About the right weight | 646 (29.69) | 1057 (31.66) | 574 (44.88) | 522 (34.73) | 607 (22.21) | 1703 (30.88) | ||
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Slightly overweight | 1000 (45.96) | 1348 (40.37) | 429 (33.54) | 624 (41.52) | 1295 (47.38) | 2348 (42.57) | ||
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Very overweight | 351 (16.13) | 772 (23.12) | 131 (10.24) | 274 (18.23) | 718 (26.27) | 1123 (20.36) | ||
| Currently dieting, n (%) | 2178 (39.48) | 3339 (60.52) | 1278 (23.16) | 1503 (27.24) | 2736 (49.59) | 5517 (100) | |||
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Yes, to lose weight | 427 (19.61) | 868 (25.99) | 268 (20.97) | 374 (24.88) | 653 (23.87) | 1295 (23.47) | ||
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Yes, to gain weight | 49 (2.25) | 27 (0.81) | 38 (2.97) | 17 (1.13) | 21 (0.77) | 76 (1.38) | ||
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No | 1702 (78.15) | 2444 (73.20) | 972 (76.06) | 1112 (73.99) | 2062 (75.37) | 4146 (75.15) | ||