Table 3 Perception of body weight status
From: Children’s perception on obesity and quality of life: a Mexican survey
Self-perception | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Actual body weight status | Underweight % (n) | Normal Weight % (n) | Overweight % (n) | Obese % (n) |
Underweight | ||||
Overall | 13.1 (11) | 70.2 (59) | 16.7 (14) | 0 (0) |
Boys | 10.0 (4) | 67.5 (27) | 22.5 (9) | 0 (0) |
Girls | 15.9 (7) | 72.7 (32) | 11.4 (5) | 0 (0) |
Normal weight | ||||
Overall | 12.7 (83) | 67.0 (437) | 18.6 (121) | 1.7 (11) |
Boys | 14.8 (44) | 67.0 (199) | 16.2 (48) | 2.0 (6) |
Girls | 11.0 (39) | 67.0 (238) | 20.6 (73) | 1.4 (5) |
Overweight | ||||
Overall | 3.0 (10) | 40.5 (137) | 54.1 (183) | 2.4 (8) |
Boys | 2.8 (5) | 42.1 (75) | 51.7 (92) | 3.4 (6) |
Girls | 3.1 (5) | 38.8 (62) | 56.9 (91) | 1.2 (2) |
Obese | ||||
Overall | 3.4 (9) | 15.3 (40) | 72.8 (190) | 8.5 (22) |
Boys | 5.6 (8) | 11.9 (17) | 74.1 (106) | 8.4 (12) |
Girls | 0.8 (1) | 19.5 (23) | 71.2 (84) | 8.5 (10) |