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Table 2 Distribution of 508 patients by actual, self-reported, self-perceived, and desired body types a

From: Self-perceived vs actual and desired weight and body mass index in adult ambulatory general internal medicine patients: a cross sectional study

NIH BMI category

Actual

Self-reported

Self-perceived

Desired

Underweight

11 (2)

12 (2)

33 (6)

5 (1)

Normal

138 (27)

160 (31)

189 (37)

255 (50)

Overweight

193 (38)

197 (39)

248 (49)

194 (38)

Obese

165 (32)

132 (26)

33 (6)

26 (5)

No data

1 (0)

5 (1)

4 (1)

28 (6)

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, NIH National Institutes of Health.
  2. aValues are number (percentage) of patients. P < .001 for all 3 comparisons of self-reported, self-perceived, and desired body type distributions vs actual body type distribution (Wald test of marginal homogeneity).
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BMC Obesity

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