Research Article
Body Image Dissatisfaction Is Increased in Male and Overweight/Obese Adolescents in Botswana
Table 1
Demographic information.
| Variable | Mean (SD) or (%) |
| Age (years) | 14.91 (1.32) | Female/male | 464 (61.4%)/292 (38.6%) | Socioeconomic status | | Public/private school | 523 (68.8%)/237 (31.2%) | Household assets (low/high) | 225 (30.4%)/515 (69.6%) | Urbanization of residence | | Rural village | 184 (24.2%) | Town | 148 (19.8%) | Urban village | 182 (23.9%) | City | 246 (32.4%) | BMI group | | Underweight | 35 (5%) | Desirable weight | 554 (78.4%) | Overweight | 82 (11.6%) | Obese | 36 (5.1%) | Physical activity (minutes/week) | | Sitting | 2612.38 (910.87) | Walking | 287.94 (297.89) | Moderate PA | 188.96 (267.79) | Vigorous PA | 219.59 (275.89) | Total PA | 695.45 (568.82) | Composite BIQ score | 1.53 (2.06) |
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