Body image satisfaction and weight concerns among a Mediterranean adult population

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Body Image Satisfaction according to socio-demographic variables, BMI distribution and LTPA^a,b,c

	Dissatisfied being underweight	Satisfied	Dissatisfied being overweight	P
Men (n = 451)	15.3§	32.9§	51.8§
Age (years)
18–35	19.6§	35.8§	44.5§	<0.001
36–55	4.1	25.2†	70.7‡
Origin
Balearic Islands	15.8§	27.9†	56.4§	0.132
Regions of Spain	11.4†	42.0‡	46.6§
South America	14.8	40.7‡	44.4‡
Other countries	17.6	47.1‡	35.3‡
Educational level
Low	10.3	37.9†	51.7‡	0.255
Medium	18.1§	33.5§	48.4§
High	11.7‡	30.7†	57.7§
Professional profile
Student	25.4‡	28.8†	45.8§	0.008
Unemployed	4.0	40.0‡	56.0‡
Employed	12.3§	33.8§	53.9§
BMI (kg/m²)
Normal-weight	27.2§	46.5§	26.3§	<0.001
Overweight	1.9	21.1§	77.0§
Obesity	2.0	7.8	90.2†
LTPA
Yes	15.3§	36.0§	48.7§	0.032
No	14.1‡	24.2†	61.7§
Women (n = 630)	3.9§	19.0§	77.1§
Age (years)
18–35	5.6§	21.4§	73.0§	0.002
36–55	1.2	15.4†	83.3‡
Origin
Balearic Islands	2.9§	19.5†	77.6§	0.034
Regions of Spain	3.1†	23.3‡	73.6§
South America	10.6	12.1‡	77.3‡
Other countries	4.3	8.7‡	87.0‡
Educational level
Low	4.3	14.9†	80.9‡	0.849
Medium	4.2§	18.3§	77.5§
High	3.5‡	20.9†	75.6§
Professional profile
Student	9.1‡	17.4†	73.6§	0.007
Unemployed	1.8	10.9‡	87.3‡
Employed	2.8§	20.7§	76.6§
BMI (kg/m²)
Normal-weight	4.5§	27.5§	68.1§	<0.001
Overweight	0.6	1.9§	97.4§
Obesity	0.0	1.5	98.5†
LTPA
Yes	1.9§	22.6§	75.5§	0.004
No	6.0‡	15.3†	78.7§

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, LTPA, leisure-time physical activity
^aValues are expressed as percentages
^bSignificant trends between Weight Estimation groups have been evaluated by χ ²
^cSignificant trends between males and females have been evaluated by χ ²: †p < 0.05; ‡p < 0.01; §p < 0.001

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