Is Accurate Perception of Body Image Associated with Appropriate Weight-Control Behavior among Adolescents of the Seychelles

Table 3

Association between body image discrepancy (BID) and weight-control behavior.

	Normal weight		Overweight
	𝑁	Trying to gain weight (%)	𝑁	Trying to lose weight (%)
BID*
−2 or less	22	45	2	100
−1	105	51	8	38
0	280	15	35	40
1	129	5	82	85
2 or more	22	18	65	88

*BID: score for current body image minus score for ideal body image.