Body Size Misperception and Overweight or Obesity among Saudi College-Aged Females
Table 1
Participants’ characteristics according to overweight/obesity levels.
Variable
All ()
Overweight/obese ()
Nonoverweight/nonobese ()
value
Age (years)
20.9 ± 1.8
21.4 ± 1.3
20.8 ± 1.5
<0.001
Weight (kg)
58.8 ± 14.0
74.5 ± 15.1
52.7 ± 7.2
<0.001
Height (cm)
158.8 ± 5.7
159.0 ± 7.8
158.7 ± 5.6
0.462
Body mass index (kg/m2)
23.3 ± 5.1
29.4 ± 5.1
20.9 ± 2.4
<0.001
Father’s education (%)
High school or less
—
44.9
41.5
0.755
University degree
—
38.6
39.5
Postgraduate degree
—
16.5
19.0
Mother’s education (%)
High school or less
—
48.1
53.6
0.349
University degree
—
43.2
40.2
Postgraduate degree
—
8.7
6.2
Family income (%)
5000 SR or less
—
5.5
7.4
0.260
5001–10,000 SR
—
15.4
10.1
10,001–15,000 SR
—
13.8
16.7
15,001–20,000 SR
—
16.1
17.5
20,001–25,000 SR
—
15.0
15.2
25,001+ SR
—
34.3
33.0
Obese kids in the family (%)
None
—
29.8
55.6
<0.001
1-2
—
45.6
35.6
3+
—
24.6
8.8
Parent obesity (%)
None obese
—
49.2
59.4
0.002
Obese mother
—
22.4
21.0
Obese father
—
12.6
11.5
Both are obese
—
15.7
8.0
Weight-loss attempt (%)
No attempt
—
16.5
52.4
<0.001
Tried but failed
—
13.8
5.7
Tried and succeeded
—
69.7
41.9
Data are given as mean ± standard deviation or percentage; T-test for independent samples or chi-square tests for the proportion; SR = Saudi Riyal (1 U$ = 3.75 SR).
