Table 3 Association between actual weight, self-perceived weight, body dissatisfaction, and mental health for girls

 Normal weight

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 Underweight

1.73 (0.88–3.41)

1.18 (0.76–1.84)

0.78 (0.23–2.59)

1.35 (0.64–2.86)

1.86 (0.40–3.48)

0.84 (0.37–1.91)

 Overweight/obesity

1.28 (0.91–1.80)

0.22 (0.03–1.66)

0.96 (0.60–1.52)

1.59 (1.15–2.19)**

1.46 (0.90–2.38)

1.49 (1.09–2.04)*

 Perceived normal weight

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 Perceived underweight

1.10 (0.73–1.65)

0.38 (0.19–0.79)*

0.86 (0.49–1.53)

1.30 (0.95–1.79)

1.28 (0.72–2.28)

0.72 (0.47–1.11)

 Perceived overweight

1.58 (1.15–2.18)**

1.49 (0.99–2.23)

1.28 (0.84–1.95)

0.96 (0.64–1.43)

1.37 (0.84–2.22)

1.74 (1.29–2.35)**

 Satisfaction

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 Neither

0.96 (0.61–1.51)

1.45 (0.74–2.83)

1.15 (0.62–2.12)

0.99 (0.67–1.46)

1.61 (0.86–3.02)

1.44 (0.92–2.24)

 Dissatisfaction

2.26 (1.52–3.35)**

3.25 (1.79–5.92)**

2.06 (1.19–3.56)*

1.12 (0.78–1.61)

1.79 (0.98–3.27)

2.78 (1.86–4.16)**

 Normal weight

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 Underweight

2.04 (0.96–4.34)

0.53 (0.07–4.32)

1.02 (0.28–3.68)

1.52 (0.68–3.40)

1.08 (0.34–3.45)

1.27 (0.52–3.11)

 Overweigh/obesity

0.89 (0.60–1.34)

0.68 (0.41–1.15)

0.73 (0.43–1.26)

1.54 (1.03–2.29)*

1.33 (0.73–2.44)

0.97 (0.67–1.42)

 Perceived normal weight

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 Perceived underweight

0.96 (0.61–1.52)

0.40 (0.18–0.90)*

0.84 (0.45–1.58)

0.90 (0.58–1.39)

1.26 (0.67–2.38)

0.72 (0.45–1.17)

 Perceived overweight

1.20 (0.81–1.76)

1.30 (0.80–2.12)

1.14 (0.69–1.89)

1.08 (0.72–1.61)

1.00 (0.55–1.83)

1.36 (0.94–1.96)

 Satisfaction

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 Neither

0.95 (0.60–1.51)

1.33 (0.67–2.16)

1.14 (0.62–2.11)

0.93 (0.62–1.37)

1.61 (0.85–3.04)

1.33 (0.85–2.08)

 Dissatisfaction

2.18 (1.42–3.36)**

2.79 (1.46–5.30)**

2.04 (1.13–3.69)*

0.93 (0.62–1.40)

1.71 (0.89–3.29)

2.30 (1.48–3.56)**