Research Article
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 |
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