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Table 4 Percentage distribution of overestimation and underestimation in 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)

 

Overestimation

Underestimation

 

Overestimation

Underestimation

 

Overestimation

Underestimation

 

Gender

         

 Male

35.0

65.0

2688.990

-

-

 

-

-

 

 Female

62.2

37.8

(<0.001)

-

-

 

-

-

 

School

         

 Middle

44.3

55.7

210.612

35.2

64.8

0.218

54.6

45.4

416.070

 High

51.9

48.1

(<0.001)

34.8

65.2

(0.641)

69.6

30.4

(<0.001)

Region

         

 Rural

46.7

53.3

4.497

34.4

65.6

2.980

61.5

38.5

1.178

 City

48.2

51.8

(0.100)

34.5

65.5

(0.225)

62.7

37.3

(0.555)

 Metro city

48.4

51.6

 

35.7

64.3

 

62.0

38.0

 

Living with family

         

 Yes

48.1

51.9

0.046

35.1

64.9

2.305

62.1

37.9

5.119

 No

47.9

52.1

(0.830)

32.7

67.3

(0.129)

66.1

33.9

(0.024)

SES

         

 High

43.6

56.4

157.650

35.0

65.0

2.194

55.0

45.0

181.041

 Middle

48.8

51.2

(<0.001)

34.5

65.5

(0.334)

62.8

37.2

(<0.001)

 Low

52.5

47.5

 

35.9

64.1

 

68.7

31.3

 

BMI-based weight status

         

 Underweight

100.0

0.0

733.550

100.0

0.0

355.880

100.0

0.0

389.658

 Normal

48.3

51.7

(<0.001)

35.2

64.8

(<0.001)

62.5

37.5

(<0.001)

 Overweight/obese

0.0

100.0

 

0.0

100.0

 

0.0

100.0

 

Total

48.1

51.9

 

35.0

65.0

 

62.2

37.8

 
  1. Tested by chi-square analysis.