Body image satisfaction and weight concerns among a Mediterranean adult population

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Weight Concern according to socio-demographic variables, BMI distribution and LTPA^a,b,c

	Not at all	A little	A lot	P
Men (n = 451)	60.6§	35.8§	3.6§
Age (years)
18–35	65.1§	32.9†	2.0§	0.001
36–55	48.7§	43.4†	8.0†
Origin
Balearic Islands	59.8§	37.0‡	3.3§	0.181
Regions of Spain	57.3‡	39.0	3.7†
South America	58.3‡	29.2	12.5†
Other countries	81.3‡	18.8	0.0
Educational level
Low	57.1†	32.1	10.7	0.165
Medium	63.8§	33.2‡	3.0§
High	56.1§	40.5†	3.4§
Professional profile
Student	62.3§	34.2	3.5§	0.935
Unemployed	52.2†	43.5	4.3†
Employed	60.1§	36.2§	3.7§
BMI (kg/m²)
Normal-weight	71.5§	27.1§	1.4§	<0.001
Overweight	45.1§	50.7	4.2§
Obesity	59.2§	28.6	12.2†
LTPA
Yes	59.2§	37.0‡	3.8§	0.864
No	62.1§	34.5†	3.4§
Women (n = 630)	34.1§	47.8§	18.1§
Age (years)
18–35	38.5§	42.2†	19.4§	0.003
36–55	27.4§	56.5†	16.1†
Origin
Balearic Islands	34.2§	49.9‡	16.0§	0.019
Regions of Spain	37.2‡	47.9	14.9†
South America	27.4‡	37.1	35.5†
Other countries	38.1‡	42.9	19.0
Educational level
Low	28.3†	54.3	17.4	0.512
Medium	36.1§	44.4‡	19.4§
High	32.6§	51.0†	16.3§
Professional profile
Student	37.4§	40.9	21.7§	0.052
Unemployed	26.5†	42.9	30.6†
Employed	33.8§	50.4§	15.8§
BMI (kg/m²)
Normal-weight	39.3§	48.5§	12.3§	<0.001
Overweight	20.7§	51.0	28.3§
Obesity	24.2§	46.8	29.0†
LTPA
Yes	35.6§	49.1‡	15.2§	0.169
No	32.4§	46.3†	21.3§

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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