Body Mass Index in Clinic Attenders: Patient Self-Perception versus Actual Measurements

Table 2

Patients’ perceptions of their body image using a visual scale.

Visual scale category	Patient number (%)
Underweight	7 (4.7)
Normal	16 (10.7)
Overweight	92 (61.3)
Obese	35 (23.3)
Total	150 (100)