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Table 3 Percentage distribution of concordant versus discordant weight perception (unit: %)

From: Prevalence and sociodemographic trends of weight misperception in Korean adolescents

Classification

Total

Male

Female

 

Weight perception

χ2( p)

Weight perception

χ2( p)

Weight perception

χ2( p)

 

Concordant

Discordant

 

Concordant

Discordant

 

Concordant

Discordant

 

Gender

         

 Male

48.9

51.1

97.811

-

-

 

-

-

 

 Female

52.5

47.5

(<0.001)

-

-

 

-

-

 

School

         

 Middle

51.4

48.6

14.519

49.3

50.7

3.284

53.5

46.5

14.434

 High

50.0

50.0

(<0.001)

48.4

51.6

(0.070)

51.5

48.5

(<0.001)

Region

         

 Rural

51.0

49.0

2.021

48.4

51.6

8.091

53.8

46.2

4.232

 City

50.4

49.6

(0.364)

48.1

51.9

(0.018)

52.6

47.4

(0.121)

 Metro city

50.9

49.1

 

49.7

50.3

 

52.1

47.9

 

Living with family

         

 Yes

50.7

49.3

0.310

48.9

51.1

0.783

52.5

47.5

0.050

 No

50.2

49.8

(0.578)

47.9

52.1

(0.390)

52.8

47.2

(0.823)

SES (Socioeconomic status)

         

 High

50.4

49.6

52.495

49.4

50.6

14.010

51.8

48.2

45.367

 Middle

51.9

48.1

(<0.001)

49.4

50.6

(<0.001)

54.1

45.9

(<0.001)

 Low

48.5

51.5

 

47.0

53.0

 

49.9

50.1

 

BMI-based weight status

         

 Underweight

90.3

9.7

12753.171

92.5

7.5

7313.878

88.3

11.7

5555.263

 Normal

40.8

59.2

(<0.001)

38.0

62.0

(<0.001)

43.6

56.4

(<0.001)

 Overweight/obese

95.7

4.3

 

94.9

5.1

 

96.5

3.5

 

Total

50.7

49.3

 

48.9

51.1

 

52.5

47.5

 
  1. Concordant, discordant (overweight, underweight).
  2. Tested by chi-square analysis.