Table 2 Prevalence of body weight satisfaction, dissatisfaction and dieting in Swedish schoolchildren participating in the national survey 2014
From: Dieting, body weight concerns and health: trends and associations in Swedish schoolchildren
|  | All | Grade 5 (11 years) | Grade 7 (13 years) | Grade 9 (15 years) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (95% CI) | Girls % (95% CI) | Boys % (95% CI) | Girls % (95% CI) | Boys % (95% CI) | Girls % (95% CI) | Boys % (95% CI) | |
Satisfied with weight | 67 (66–68) | 75 (73–78) | 75 (72–78) | 61 (57–64) | 68 (64–72) | 59 (55–62) | 62 (59–65) |
Need to gain weight | 11 (10–12) | 9 (7–11) | 9 (8–11) | 8 (6–10) | 13 (11–16) | 6 (5–8) | 19 (17–21) |
Need to lose weight | 11 (10–12) | 9 (7–11) | 9 (7–11) | 15 (13–18) | 11 (9–13) | 17 (15–19) | 10 (8–12) |
Trying to lose weight | 11 (10–12) | 7 (6–9) | 7 (6–9) | 17 (14–19) | 8 (6–10) | 18 (16–21) | 9 (8–11) |