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Table 2 Distribution of actual weight, self-perceived weight, and body satisfaction status in study participants

From: Body image as risk factor for emotional and behavioral problems among Chinese adolescents

Demographic factors

Prevalence (%)

Actual weight

Self-perceived weight

Body satisfaction

Underweight

Overweight/obesity

Underweight

Overweight

Satisfaction

Neither

Dissatisfaction

Sex

Male

3.6

30.4

28.6

28.5

35.7

36.4

27.9

Female

7.4

21.5

19.3

29.7

26.7

32.1

41.2

χ2(p)

26.9 (p < 0.001)

40.0 (p < 0.001)

45.3(p < 0.001)

0.7 (p > 0.05)

36.2 (p < 0.001)

7.7 (p < 0.05)

74.4 (p < 0.001)

Age

< 13

4.3

28.9

22.3

29.2

34.9

32.9

32.2

13–14

5.7

25.6

24.5

29.0

29.7

35.5

34.8

> 14

7.1

22.2

25.4

28.9

28.8

33.7

37.5

χ2(p)

7.8 (p < 0.05)

11.7 (p < 0.05)

3.1 (p > 0.05)

0.02(p > 0.05)

12.8 (p < 0.05)

2.5 (p > 0.05)

6.2 (p < 0.05)

One child

Yes

5.3

28.6

23.5

29.7

31.7

34.6

33.7

No

5.8

21.6

24.9

28.0

30.0

33.9

36.1

χ2(p)

0.4(p > 0.05)

22.6 (p < 0.001)

1.0 (p > 0.05)

1.8 (p > 0.05)

1.2 (p > 0.05)

0.2 (p > 0.05)

2.2 (p > 0.05)

Household income level

Under moderate

7.4

27.0

27.4

31.1

28.6

29.7

41.7

Moderate

5.6

24.6

24.1

28.2

30.9

35.1

34.0

Over moderate

4.0

25.7

21.7

32.5

34.2

31.8

34.0

χ2(p)

4.0 (p > 0.05)

8.4 (p < 0.05)

3.1 (p > 0.05)

4.3 (p > 0.05)

3.0 (p > 0.05)

4.7(p > 0.05)

6.5(p < 0.05)

Parents smoking

Yes

4.9

27.4

23.6

30.6

29.3

34.0

36.7

No

6.3

24.1

24.7

27.2

33.6

34.5

31.9

χ2(p)

3.7 (p > 0.05)

5.4 (p < 0.05)

0.7 (p > 0.05)

5.5 (p < 0.05)

8.2 (p < 0.05)

0.1 (p > 0.05)

9.6 (p < 0.05)

Pubertal development stage

Early

3.70

30.5

17.8

35.4

26.7

35.1

38.2

On time

4.89

26.1

23.2

28.8

32.2

33.6

32.2

Late

10.9

20.5

34.0

23.4

31.7

36.2

34.2

χ2(p)

38.4 (p < 0.001)

15.7 (p < 0.001)

45.6(p < 0.001)

20.0(p < 0.001)

7.1 (p < 0.05)

1.6 (p > 0.05)

5.3 (p > 0.05)