Table 3 Percentage of feel and ideal figures selected by males and females separately and mean BMI, %F, FAI index and FAIFAT index of subjects that chose each silhouette as their feel
From: Body image perception and body composition: assessment of perception inconsistency by a new index
Silhouette number | Feel, n (%) | Ideal, n (%) | BMI, Mean ± SD | %F, Mean ± SD | FAI, Mean ± SD | FAIFAT, Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | ||||||
 1 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | – | – | – |
 2 | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 18.5 ± 0.9 | 12.2 ± 1.1 | − 0.50 ± 0.70 | − 1.00 ± 0.00 |
 3 | 7 (2.3) | 2 (0.7) | 20.9 ± 2.0 | 16.4 ± 4.1 | 0.14 ± 0.38 | − 0.14 ± 0.38 |
 4 | 65 (21.7) | 11 (3.7) | 21.2 ± 1.6 | 15.8 ± 4.0 | 0.05 ± 0.21 | − 0.03 ± 0.35 |
 5 | 91 (30.3) | 215 (72.1) | 23.4 ± 1.7 | 17.7 ± 3.5 | − 0.12 ± 0.36 | − 0.29 ± 0.50 |
 6 | 89 (29.7) | 68 (22.8) | 24.5 ± 2.1 | 20.9 ± 3.8 | 0.63 ± 0.53 | 0.25 ± 0.64 |
 7 | 42 (14.0) | 2 (0.7) | 27.7 ± 2.5 | 24.1 ± 4.6 | 0.14 ± 0.61 | − 0.24 ± 0.73 |
 8 | 4 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 30.7 ± 4.6 | 33.2 ± 6.8 | 0.50 ± 0.58 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
 9 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | – | – | – |
Females | ||||||
 1 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | – | – | – | – |
 2 | 5 (2.8) | 5 (2.7) | 18.3 ± 1.1 | 19.3 ± 6.2 | − 0.60 ± 0.55 | − 0.25 ± 0.50 |
 3 | 10 (5.6) | 55 (30.2) | 18.5 ± 1.2 | 23.7 ± 4.9 | 0.70 ± 0.48 | 0.30 ± 0.48 |
 4 | 43 (23.9) | 76 (41.8) | 20.5 ± 1.6 | 25.9 ± 4.8 | 0.16 ± 0.37 | 0.02 ± 0.27 |
 5 | 69 (38.3) | 40 (22.0) | 22.1 ± 2.0 | 28.1 ± 5.2 | 0.03 ± 0.24 | − 0.06 ± 0.51 |
 6 | 36 (20.0) | 6 (3.3) | 23.6 ± 1.5 | 30.7 ± 3.3 | 0.82 ± 0.38 | 0.71 ± 0.46 |
 7 | 17 (9.4) | 0 (0.0) | 25.6 ± 3.0 | 33.4 ± 7.7 | 0.33 ± 0.77 | 0.00 ± 0.73 |
 8 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | – | – | – |
 9 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | – | – | – |