Table 1 Details of body weight perception and BMI consistency according to sociodemographic characteristics

Age group (years)

18–30

26

(10.6)

194

(79.2)

25

(10.2)

245

(45.4)

7.4

0.115

31–40

19

(15.0)

99

(78.0)

9

(7.1)

127

(23.5)

 > 40

27

(16.1)

134

(79.8)

7

(4.2)

168

(31.1)

Education level

High school or less

23

(13.7)

131

(78.0)

14

(8.3)

168

(31.1)

College

36

(15.7)

175

(76.4)

18

(7.9)

229

(42.4)

Postgraduate

13

(9.1)

121

(84.6)

9

(6.3)

143

(26.5)

Region

City

63

(12.8)

394

(80.1)

35

(7.1)

492

(91.1)

Outside city

9

(18.8)

33

(68.8)

6

(12.5)

48

(8.9)

Marital status

Ever married

41

(13.6)

247

(82.1)

13

(4.3)

301

(55.7)

Unmarried

31

(13.0)

180

(75.3)

28

(11.7)

239

(44.3)

Job

Non-manual employee

30

(16.5)

141

(77.5)

11

(6.0)

182

(33.7)

High rank professional or managerial

19

(11.7)

131

(80.4)

13

(8.0)

163

(30.2)

Student

15

(11.8)

98

(77.2)

14

(11.0)

127

(23.5)

Housewife

8

(11.8)

57

(83.8)

3

(4.4)

68

(12.6)

Economic situation

Below average and average

50

(13.5)

288

(77.6)

33

(8.9)

371

(68.7)

Above average

22

(13.0)

139

(82.2)

8

(4.7)

169

(31.3)

Use of social media

Sometimes

42

(13.9)

245

(80.9)

16

(5.3)

303

(56.1)

Frequently

30

(12.7)

182

(76.8)

25

(10.5)

237

(43.9)

Regular physical exercise

Doing

11

(13.8)

66

(82.5)

3

(3.8)

80

(14.8)

Not doing

61

(13.3)

361

(78.5)

38

(8.3)

460

(85.2)

All participants

72

(13.3)

427

(79.1)

41

(7.6)

540

(100.0)