From: Body weight perception among Sri Lankan cardiac patients
BMI categories | Weight perception | |||
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"under weight" (%) | "right weight" (%) | "over weight" (%) | "very over weight" (%) | |
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 70.6 | 23.5 | 5.9 | 0 |
Normal weight (18.5-22.9 kg/m2) | 54.4 | 41.1 | 4.4 | 0 |
Overweight (23–24.9 kg/m2) | 21.8 | 62.8 | 15.4 | 0 |
Obese (>25 kg/m2) | 10.8 | 39.2 | 35.4 | 14.6 |