Table 2 Actual BMI vs Weight perception category
From: Body weight perception among Sri Lankan cardiac patients
BMI categories (n) | Weight perception | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
“under weight” | “right weight” | “over weight” | “very over weight” | |
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | ||||
Total(52) | 71.2 | 26.9 | 1.9 | 0 |
Male(25) | 60 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Female(27) | 81.5 | 14.8 | 3.7 | 0 |
Normal weight (18.5-22.9 kg/m2) | ||||
Total(183) | 50.8 | 44.8 | 4.4 | 0 |
Male(129) | 49.6 | 45 | 5.4 | 0 |
Female(54) | 53.7 | 44.4 | 1.9 | 0 |
Overweight (23–24.9 kg/m2) | ||||
Total(115) | 22.6 | 62.6 | 14.8 | 0 |
Male(72) | 19.4 | 61.1 | 19.4 | 0 |
Female(43) | 27.30 | 65.9 | 6.8 | 0 |
Obese (>25 kg/m2) | ||||
Total(175) | 10.9 | 36 | 38.3 | 14.9 |
Male(96 ) | 11.5 | 41.7 | 33.3 | 13.5 |
Female(79) | 10.1 | 29.1 | 44.3 | 16.5 |