Patient Perception of Ideal Body Weight and the Effect of Body Mass Index

Table 4

Ideal BMI responses compared between the BMI groups.

Measured BMI		Ideal BMI
		Range	Mean	SD
Underweight (BMI < 18.5)	6 (2.4%)	18.89–23.03	20.14	1.467
Normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9)	40 (15.7%)	20.12–27.43	23.11	1.681
Overweight (BMI 25–29.9)	74 (29.1%)	21.63–30.89	25.69	2.193
Obese (BMI ≥ 30)	134 (52.8%)	20.54–38.15	27.22	3.314
Total	254 (100%)	18.89–38.15	25.96	3.254