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Table 1 Distributions of body weight perception and BMI by gender (N = 8363)

From: Distorted body weight perception and its gender differences in middle-aged adults: population based study

Gender	Perception	BMI (kg/m²)
Gender	Perception	< 18.5, n (%)	18.5–22.99, n (%)	≥ 23.0, n (%)
Men (n = 3552)	Underweight	57 (91.9) ^a)	496 (49.7) ^b)	80 (3.2) ^b)
	Normal	4 (6.5) ^b)	477 (47.8) ^a)	1005 (40.3) ^b)
	Overweight	1 (1.6) ^b)	24 (2.5) ^b)	1408 (56.5) ^a)
Total	n (%)	62 (100)	997 (100)	2493 (100)
Women (n = 4811)	Underweight	93 (92.1) ^a)	354 (18.4) ^b)	28 (1.0) ^b)
	Normal	8 (7.9) ^b)	1294 (67.3) ^a)	572 (20.5) ^b)
	Overweight	0 (0) ^b)	274 (14.3) ^b)	2188 (78.5) ^a)
Total	n (%)	101 (100)	1922 (100)	2788 (100)

BMI body mass index, ^a) non-distorted group, ^b) distorted group
Total number of ^a) non-distorted: 1942 (54.7%) for men and 3575 (74.3%) for women
Total number of ^b) distorted: 1610 (45.3%) for men and 1236 (25.7%) for women

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