Table 3 Comparing self-perceptive weight and actual weight status of children and adolescents aged 6–17 years in China using Kappa test and Chi-square test (N = 1,369, (%))
Self-perceptive weight status | Actual Weight Status | Kappa | χ2 | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Underweight | Normal | Overweight/Obesity | ||||
Boys | ||||||
Underweight | 24 (45.28) | 80 (17.13) | 15 (7.18) | 0.2391 | 134.664 | 0.000 |
Normal | 28 (52.83) | 364 (77.94) | 128 (61.24) | |||
Overweight/Obesity | 1 (1.89) | 23 (4.93) | 66 (31.58) | |||
Girls | ||||||
Underweight | 26 (43.33) | 61 (14.52) | 13 (8.13) | 0.1447 | 56.761 | 0.000 |
Normal | 33 (55.00) | 114 (71.25) | ||||
Overweight/Obesity | 1 (1.67) | 40 (9.52) | 33 (20.63) | |||
Total | ||||||
Underweight | 50 (44.25) | 141 (15.90) | 28 (7.59) | 0.1960 | 178.343 | 0.000 |
Normal | 61 (53.98) | 683 (77.00) | 242 (65.58) | |||
Overweight/Obesity | 2 (1.77) | 63 (7.10) | 99 (26.83) | |||