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Table 3 Body image assessment in female sample by weight status

From: Body image and weight perceptions in relation to actual measurements by means of a new index and level of physical activity in Italian university students

Trait

BMI < 18.5

18.5 ≤ BMI < 25

BMI ≥ 25

P value

Feel figure

2.6 ± 0.9

4.6 ± 1.4

6.6 ± 1.1

<0.001

Ideal figure

2.5 ± 0.7

3.3 ± 1.2

4.4 ± 1.1

<0.001

FID

0.08 ± 0.88

1.27 ± 1.24

2.22 ± 1.03

<0.001

FAI

0.44 ± 0.51

0.23 ± 0.53

0.02 ± 0.54

0.010

Opposite sex ideal

3.0 ± 1.2

3.7 ± 1.0

4.1 ± 1.2

0.001

Same sex ideal for the opposite sex

2.9 ± 0.6

3.2 ± 1.1

3.6 ± 1.0

0.020

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