Table 3 Weight status perceptions according to waist circumference group
From: Weight status misperceptions among UK adults: the use of self-reported vs. measured BMI
Females | Males | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight perception | Low risk (<80 cm) | Increased risk (80–88 cm) | High risk (>88 cm) | Low risk (<94 cm) | Increased risk (94–102 cm) | High risk (>102 cm) |
Too light | 69 (8.0 %) | 8 (1.2 %) | 1 (0.1 %) | 95 (10.9 %) | 12 (2.1 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
About Right | 665 (76.8 %) | 348 (51.0 %) | 244 (17.6 %) | 675 (77.6 %) | 310 (53.4 %) | 180 (19.6 %) |
Too heavy | 132 (15.2 %) | 327 (47.9 %) | 1140 (82.3 %) | 100 (11.5 %) | 259 (44.6 %) | 740 (80.4 %) |
Total | 866 | 683 | 1385 | 870 | 581 | 920 |