Table 4 Mean body weight of the participants according to their calculated BMI and self-perception
Calculated BMI category | Body weight perception | P* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | |||||
Mean ± SD | Median | Mean ± SD | Median | Mean ± SD | Median | ||
Underweight | 17.3 ± 0.95 | 17.5 | 17.6 ± 0.55 | 17.6 | NA | NA | < 0.001 |
Normal weight | 20.8 ± 1.76 | 20.5 | 22.4 ± 1.67 | 22.6 | 23.3 ± 1.06 | 23.3 | |
Overweight | NA | NA | 29.4 ± 14.43 | 27.0 | 29.7 ± 3.54 | 28.9 | |