Gender differences in disordered eating and weight dissatisfaction in Swiss adults: Which factors matter?

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Weighted prevalence of weight category, weight dissatisfaction, and disordered eating in Swiss women and men

	Women %	Men %
Weight category
Underweight (BMI < 18.5)	5.6	0.8
Normal weight (BMI 18.5 - <25)	64.6	50.7
Overweight (BMI 25 - <30)	21.7	39.5
Obese (BMI > =30)	8.1	9.0
Total	100.00	100.00
Weight dissatisfaction
Very satisfied	30.8	38.3
Quite satisfied	31.9	32.2
Not quite satisfied	27.7	24.9
Not satisfied at all	9.7	4.6
Total	100.00	100.00
Wish to change weight*
Want to change weight	55.7	50.1
Do not want to change weight	44.3	49.7
Total	100.00	100.00
Want to gain weight	6.9	17.7
Want to lose weight	93.1	82.3
Total	100	100
Disordered eating
Dieting in the last 12 months	11.2	6.9
Dieting to lose weight**	54.26	40.59
Irregular eating*	19.2	20.0
Binge eating (every day – 1 to several times per week)*	5.3	5.8
Self-induced vomiting (every day – 1 to several times per week)*	0.3	0.2

*These questions were only asked of participants under 50 years of age; ** of those that reported dieting.

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