Table 4 Distribution of dietary weight management behaviours by BMI, Self-perceptive weight and BID among Chinese children and adolescents aged 6–17 years (N = 1,369, (%))
Variables | Dietary weight management behaviours | χ2 | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes, tried to gain weight | Yes, tried to lose weight | |||
BMI | |||||
Normal | 838(94.48) | 24(2.71) | 25(2.82) | 19.4347 | 0.001 |
Underweight | 106(93.81) | 6(5.31) | 1(0.88) | ||
Overweight/obesity | 332(89.97) | 10(2.71) | 27(7.32) | ||
Self-perceptive weight | |||||
Normal | 952(96.55) | 16(1.62) | 18(1.83) | 168.2609 | 0.000 |
Underweight | 206(94.06) | 12(5.48) | 1(0.46) | ||
Overweight/obesity | 118(71.95) | 12(7.32) | 34(20.73) | ||
BID | |||||
Satisfied | 534(96.04) | 10(1.80) | 12(2.16) | 65.8675 | 0.000 |
Desire to be heavier | 458(96.22) | 13(2.73) | 5(1.05) | ||
Desire to be thinner | 284(84.27) | 17(5.04) | 36(10.68) | ||