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Table 3 The types of weight comments by weight perception in boys and girls of different weight statusa

From: Adolescents' experience of comments about their weight – prevalence, accuracy and effects on weight misperception

 

Boys (n = 9375)

Girls (n = 13237)

 

Correct perception (n = 4958)

%

Weight misperception (n = 4417)

%

χ2

p

Correct perception (n = 5812)

%

Weight misperception (n = 7425)

%

χ2

p

UN

(n = 496)

(n = 311)

135.45

< 0.001

(n = 612)

(n = 539)

246.93

< 0.001

   No comments

38.5

67.5

  

26.6

51.6

  

   Correct

54.6

15.1

  

65.7

22.3

  

   Incorrect

0

3.5

  

1.0

15.0

  

   Conflicting

6.9

13.8

  

6.7

11.1

  

NW

(n = 3353)

(n = 3710)

545.23

< 0.001

(n = 4082)

(n = 6715)

600.24

< 0.001

   No comments

75.7

50.3

  

65.5

41.6

  

   Correct

-

-

  

-

-

  

   Incorrect

16.2

40.6

  

27.8

50.3

  

   Conflicting

8.1

9.1

  

6.7

8.0

  

OV/OB

(n = 1109)

(n = 396)

261.11

< 0.001

(n = 1118)

(n = 171)

228.84

< 0.001

   No comments

37.9

62.1

  

30.5

53.8

  

   Correct

51.2

8.8

  

62.8

17.0

  

   Incorrect

2.0

13.9

  

1.0

19.3

  

   Conflicting

8.9

15.2

  

5.7

9.9

  
  1. a Using the sex-specific local weight-for-height (WFH) cutoffs, our subjects were defined as underweight (< 80% median WFH), normal weight (80% – 120% median WFH) and overweight/obese (> 120% median WFH).
  2. UN = underweight; NW = normal weight; OV/OB = overweight/obese
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