Table 3 Summary of self-perception of weight status using medicalised words versus silhouettes
Medicalised Words | Silhouettes | Words vs Silhouettes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matched n (%) | Underestimated n (%) | Overestimated n (%) | p value | Matched n (%) | Underestimated n (%) | Overestimated n (%) | p value | p value | |
Overall | 528 (71.9) | 148 (20.2) | 58 (7.9) | – | 469 (70.2) | 84 (12.5) | 116 (17.3) | – | 0.450 |
Male | 70 (64.2) | 35 (32.1) | 4 (3.7) | < 0.001 | 60 (60.6) | 19 (19.2) | 20 (20.2) | 0.045 | 0.591 |
Female | 455 (73.4) | 111 (17.9) | 54 (8.7) | 407 (72.0) | 65 (11.5) | 93 (16.3) | 0.602 | ||
Regional/Remote | 342 (70.4) | 102 (21.0) | 42 (8.7) | 0.369 | 313. (69.6) | 51 (11.3) | 86 (19.2) | 0.110 | 0.712 |
Major City | 184 (75.4) | 44 (18.0) | 16 (6.6) | 155 (72.4) | 31 (14.5) | 28 (13.0) | 0.468 | ||
HP | 264 (73.7) | 66 (18.4) | 28 (7.8) | 0.552 | 235 (71.6) | 39 (11.9) | 54 (16.3) | 0.763 | 0.538 |
Non-HP | 248 (70.9) | 76 (21.7) | 26 (7.4) | 223 (69.5) | 44 (13.7) | 54 (16.8) | 0.695 | ||
Underweight | 5 (31.3) | 0 | 11 (68.8) | < 0.001a | 8 (50) | 0 | 8 (50.0) | < 0.001a | 0.280 |
Healthy weight | 311 (85.2) | 10 (2.7) | 44 (12.1) | 258 (79.1) | 23 (7.1) | 45 (13.8) | 0.037 | ||
Overweight | 133 (74.3) | 43 (24.0) | 3 (1.7) | 60 (37.3) | 39 (24.2) | 62 (38.5) | < 0.001 | ||
Obese | 79 (45.5) | 95 (54.6) | 0 | 143 (86.7) | 22 (13.3) | 0 | < 0.001 | ||