Table 4 Prevalence of misconception 1 and misconception 2 for boys and girls respectively
Boys | Girls | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All boys | All girls | <13 y | ≥13 y | <13 y | ≥13 y | ||||
[n = 98] | [n = 141] | P- value | [n = 62] | [n = 34] | P - value | [n = 74] | [n = 67] | P-value | |
Misconception 1 1] : | |||||||||
ISO-BMI* | 4.1 % | 16.3 % | 0.003 | 3.2 % | 5.9 % | 0.533 | 1.4 % | 32.8 % | 0.000 |
WC** | 4.1 % | 11.5 % | 0.043 | 3.2 % | 5.9 % | 0.533 | 0.0 % | 24.2 % | 0.000 |
Misconception 2 2] : | |||||||||
ISO-BMI* | 6,1 % | 6,4 % | 0.935 | 4.8 % | 8.8 % | 0.440 | 9.5 % | 3.0 % | 0.116 |
WC** | 16.3 % | 20.9 % | 0.381 | 17.7 % | 14.7 % | 0.703 | 26.0 % | 15.2 % | 0.115 |