Table 2 Gender differences in BMI category and weight perception of participants with correspondent p values from chi square test
Gender | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Male n = 768 | Female n = 992 | ||
BMI category n (%) | |||
Underweight | 14 (1.8) | 115 (11.7) | < 0.001 |
Normal weight | 520 (68.2) | 720 (73.5) | |
Overweight | 187 (24.5) | 126 (12.9) | |
Obese | 41 (5.4) | 18 (1.8) | |
Weight perception n (%) | |||
My weight is right | 340 (44.3) | 397 (40) | < 0.001 |
I should gain weight | 122 (15.9) | 112 (11.3) | |
I should lose weight | 306 (39.8) | 483 (48.7) | |