High adiposity is associated cross-sectionally with low self-concept and body size dissatisfaction among indigenous Cree schoolchildren in Canada

Table 1 Characteristics of children’s weight status and physical appearance satisfaction (n=202) and psychological well-being (n=78)

	Full sample (n=202)		Sub-sample (n=78)
Variable	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age, years	10.67	0.98	10.85	1.03
BMI, kg/m²	23.05	5.07	23.86	5.52
BMI z-score^a	1.78	1.22	1.90	1.23
	n	%	n	%
Girl	114	56.44	50	64.10
Normal weight^b	54	26.73	18	23.08
Overweight^b	57	28.22	22	28.21
Obese^b	91	45.05	38	48.72
Pictorial discrepancy
desire to be smaller	128	63.37	60	76.92
ok with body size	49	24.26	11	14.10
desire to be bigger	25	12.38	7	8.97
What do you think of your body size?
too big	59	29.21	29	37.18
just right	122	60.40	45	57.69
too small	21	10.40	4	5.13
Do you like the way you look now?
no	70	34.65	36	46.15
yes	132	65.35	42	53.85

^aBMI z-scores according to the World Health Organization (WHO) age- and gender-specific reference values [20].
^b Weight status categories (normal weight, overweight, and obese) according to the World Health Organization (WHO) age- and gender-specific reference values [20].

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