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Table 2 Parental cross-sectional perception of child’s weight status at age 5 years by the child’s actual weight status at age 5 years

From: Parental perception of child’s weight status and subsequent BMIz change: the KOALA birth cohort study

Parental perception of child’s weight status

Actual weight status of child

 

Total

Underweight

Normal weight

Overweight

 

Underweight

36 (22%)

67 (4%)

2 (1%)

105 (6%)

Normal weight

125 (78%)

1504 (96%)

141 (83%)

1770 (93%)

Overweight

0

3 (0%)

26 (15%)

29 (2%)

Total

161 (100%)

1574 (100%)

169 (100%)

1904a

  1. Accurate weight perception in total sample = 82% (see bold numbers in the Table).
  2. aN deviates from total sample because of missing values.