Body Size Misperception and Overweight or Obesity among Saudi College-Aged Females
Table 3
Perceived and desired body size scores, actual BMI, and some selected computed discrepancy scores among Saudi females with and without overweight/obesity.
Variable
All
Overweight/obese
Nonoverweight/nonobese
value
Perceived body size score
3.6 ± 1.5
5.0 ± 1.5
3.0 ± 1.1
<0.001
Desired body size score
2.7 ± 0.89
2.9 ± 0.88
2.7 ± 0.90
0.007
Actual (measured) BMI
23.3 ± 5.1
29.4 ± 5.1
20.9 ± 2.4
<0.001
BMI corresponding to perceived body size score
22.9 ± 1.5
26.9 ± 4.9
21.3 ± 2.4
<0.001
BMI corresponding to desired body size score
20.7 ± 1.9
20.9 ± 1.8
20.6 ± 1.9
0.033
Difference between perceived and desired body size scores
−0.82 ± 1.5
−2.1 ± 1.4
−0.31 ± 1.3
<0.01
Percent difference (%)
−25.0
−42.0
−10.0
Difference between BMI corresponding to perceived and desired body size scores
2.2 ± 4.1
−6.0 ± 4.6
−0.70 ± 2.8
<0.01
Percent difference (%)
−9.6
−22.3
−3.3
Difference between actual BMI and BMI corresponding to perceived body size score
−0.40 ± 3.6
−2.5 ± 5.1
+0.40 ± 2.5
<0.001
Percent difference (%)
−1.7
−8.5
+1.9
Difference between actual BMI and BMI corresponding to desired body size scores
