Perceived Body Image, Eating Behavior, and Sedentary Activities and Body Mass Index Categories in Kuwaiti Female Adolescents

Table 1

General characteristics by BMI category.

Variable	<85th percentile; Underweight/normal	85th–94th percentile; Overweight	≥95th percentile; Obese	value
Body dissatisfaction; (satisfied)	40 (67.8)	8 (29.6)	8 (11.9)	<.001
Desired BMI (20.9)	27 (44.3)	6 (22.2)	34 (50.0)	.052
Perceived BMI (23.1)	6 (10.2)	6 (22.2)	24 (34.8)	<.001
Perceived engagement in physical activity (yes)	49 (80.3)	15 (55.6)	45 (64.3)	.036
Perceived eating behavior; (good-excellent)	30 (49.2)	10 (37.0)	35 (50.7)	.511
Television viewing (3-4 hrs/wk)	20 (32.8)	10 (37.0)	16 (22.9)	.208
Computer/video use (3–5 hrs/wk)	13 (21.3)	6 (22.2)	22 (31.4)	.745
Type of school
(public)	40 (65.6)	18 (66.7)	54 (77.1)	.302
(Private)	21 (34.4)	9 (33.3)	16 (22.9)	—

Data are N (%). Columns with the same letter have no significant differences.