Table 2 Distribution of answers to ObI-Q according to actual body weight status
From: Children’s perception on obesity and quality of life: a Mexican survey
Items | Total % n | Under weight % n | Normal weight % n | Over weight % n | Obese 3 % n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. As disease* | |||||
Obese people are sick | 66.4 (887) | 54.8 (46) | 63.3 (413) | 69.2 (234) | 74.3 (194) |
Obese people are healthy | 33.6 (448) | 45.2 (38) | 36.7 (239) | 30.8 (104) | 25.7 (67) |
2. As risk of chronic degenerative disease | |||||
Obese people get sick more often than non-obese people | 44.9 (600) | 32.1 (27) | 46.3 (302) | 44.4 (150) | 46.4 (121) |
Obese people get sick as often as non-obese people | 41.7(556) | 44.1 (37) | 39.7 (259) | 44.7 (151) | 41.7 (109) |
Obese people get sick less often than non-obese people | 13.4 (179) | 23.8 (20) | 14.0 (91) | 10.9 (37) | 11.9 (31) |
3. As a conditioning factor of life span** | |||||
Obese people die young | 34.6 (462) | 33.4 (28) | 35.8 (121) | 36.0 (94) | |
Obese people live as long as non-obese people | 54.4 (726) | 46.4 (39) | 53.8 (350) | 58.3 (197) | 53.6 (140) |
Obese people live long lives | 11.0 (147) | 20.2 (17) | 12.6 (83) | 5.9 (20) | 10.4 (27) |
4. As a factor associated with lifestyle | |||||
Obese people are not very lively | 58.3 (778) | 54.8 (46) | 58.1 (379) | 60.9 (206) | 56.3 (147) |
Obese people are equally lively than non-obese people | 31.0 (414) | 32.1 (27) | 32.5 (212) | 27.8 (94) | 31.0 (81) |
Obese people are very lively | 10.7 (143) | 13.1 (11) | 9.4 (61) | 11.3 (38) | 12.7 (33) |
5. As a conditioning factor of emotional status*** | |||||
Obese people live sad | 28.0 (374) | 21.4 (18) | 27.5 (179) | 28.7 (97) | 30.7 (80) |
Obese people are equally happy than the non-obese | 53.1 (709) | 48.8 (41) | 52.0 (339) | 54.1 (183) | 55.9 (149) |
Obese people are happier than non-obese people | 18.9 (252) | 29.8 (25) | 20.5 (134) | 17.2 (58) | 13.4 (35) |
6. As an obstacle for socialization | |||||
Obese people are solitary | 27.9 (373) | 23.8 (20) | 29.8 (194) | 26.0 (88) | 27.2 (71) |
Obese people have many friends as non-obese people | 56.4 (752) | 64.3 (54) | 53.2 (347) | 60.7 (205) | 55.9 (146) |
Obese people have more friends than non-obese people | 15.7 (210) | 11.9 (10) | 17.0 (111) | 13.3 (45) | 16.9 (44) |
7. As a factor for economic success | |||||
Obese people are not very wealthy | 40.5 (541) | 41.7 (35) | 42.0 (274) | 46.2 (138) | 36.0 (94) |
Obese people are wealthy as non-obese people | 47.0 (627) | 41.7 (35) | 44.8 (292) | 40.8 (156) | 55.2 (144) |
Obese people are very wealthy | 12.5 (167) | 16.6 (14) | 13.2 (86) | 13.0 (44) | 8.8 (23) |
8. As a factor for physical accomplishments | |||||
Obese people never triumph in sports | 48.0 (641) | 46.4 (39) | 46.9 (305) | 49.4 (130) | 49.8 (130) |
Obese people triumph in sports as much as the non-obese | 41.3 (551) | 41.7 (35) | 41.2 (270) | 41.4 (31) | 40.6 (106) |
Obese people often triumph in sports | 10.7 (143) | 11.9 (10) | 11.9 (77) | 9.2 (106) | 9.6 (25) |