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Table 2 Body image perception by sex and fat-status categories

From: Body image perception and body composition: assessment of perception inconsistency by a new index

Traits

Underfat, Mean ± SD

Normal fat, Mean ± SD

Overfat, Mean ± SD

Very overfat, Mean ± SD

 

Males

n = 3

n = 165

n = 89

n = 32

pa

 Feel figure

4.00 ± 0.00

4.81 ± 0.97

5.81 ± 0.84

6.64 ± 0.72

< 0.0001

 Ideal figure

5.00 ± 0.00

5.13 ± 0.55

5.24 ± 0.50

5.31 ± 0.53

0.2104

 FID

− 1.00 ± 0.00

− 0.32 ± 0.93

0.57 ± 0.84

1.33 ± 0.88

< 0.0001

 FAI

0.00 ± 0.00

0.13 ± 0.51

0.35 ± 0.55

0.12 ± 0.71

0.0153

 FAIFAT

1.00 ± 0.00

0.22 ± 0.45

− 0.29 ± 0.46

− 0.97 ± 0.40

< 0.0001

Females

n = 15

n = 122

n = 28

n = 5

pa

 Feel figure

3.87 ± 1.25

4.83 ± 0.99

5.77 ± 0.88

7.20 ± 0.45

< 0.0001

 Ideal figure

3.40 ± 1.18

3.82 ± 0.80

4.13 ± 0.88

5.20 ± 0.84

0.0018

 FID

0.47 ± 1.55

1.01 ± 0.86

1.64 ± 0.61

2.00 ± 0.71

0.0001

 FAI

0.07 ± 0.70

0.30 ± 0.50

0.29 ± 0.53

− 0.40 ± 0.89

0.0764

 FAIFAT

0.80 ± 0.41

0.23 ± 0.46

− 0.43 ± 0.50

− 0.80 ± 0.45

< 0.0001

  1. aKruskal–Wallis non-parametric test