Table 3 Gender differences in body image perception of among children with different weight statuses
Weight category | n | Male (n = 3124) | Female (n = 2610) | χ 2 | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Just right n (%) | Too fat n (%) | Too thin n (%) | Just right n (%) | Too fat n (%) | Too thin n (%) | ||||
Underweight | 373 | 20 (11.90) | 11 (6.55) | 137 (81.55) | 25 (12.20) | 14 (6.83) | 166 (80.98) | 0.02 | 0.990 |
Healthy weight | 4187 | 519 (24.47) | 552 (26.03) | 1050 (49.50) | 574 (27.78) | 884 (42.79) | 608 (29.43) | 196.67 | < 0.001 |
Overweight | 751 | 67 (13.76) | 391 (80.29) | 29 (5.95) | 29 (10.98) | 226 (85.61) | 9 (3.41) | 3.81 | 0.149 |
Obesity | 423 | 17 (4.89) | 322 (92.53) | 9 (2.59) | 5 (6.67) | 67 (89.33) | 3 (4.00) | 0.88 | 0.644 |