Research Article
Body Weight, Obesity Perception, and Actions to Achieve Desired Weight among Rural and Urban Ghanaian Adults
Table 2
Body weight perception of male participants.
| | Stunkard images | Corresponding BMI | Desired body weight | IBW for gender | Unhealthiest image for gender | IBW for opposite sex | Wealthy man | Wealthy woman | Woman with children no more reproducing | Woman with children still reproducing | Woman without children | | Figure | | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| | 1 | 18.3 | 3 (2.7) | 3 (2.7) | 10 (9.0) | 4 (3.5) | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.7) | 20 (18.0) | | 2 | 19.3 | 5 (4.4) | 6 (5.5) | 0 (0) | 7 (6.2) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 4 (3.7) | 22 (19.6) | 24 (21.6) | | 3 | 20.9 | 12 (10.6) | 9 (8.2) | 1 (0.9) | 20 (17.7) | 2 (1.8) | 5 (4.5) | 10 (9.3) | 30 (26.8) | 31 (27.9) | | 4 | 23.1 | 42 (37.2) | 38 (34.5) | 2 (1.8) | 47 (41.6) | 8 (7.1) | 17 (15.5) | 29 (26.9) | 34 (30.4) | 26 (23.4) | | 5 | 26.2 | 33 (29.2) | 46 (41.8) | 0 (0) | 30 (26.5) | 33 (29.5) | 33 (30.0) | 29 (26.9) | 15 (13.4) | 7 (6.3) | | 6 | 29.9 | 15 (13.3) | 6 (5.8) | 0 (0) | 5 (4.4) | 30 (26.8) | 28 (25.5) | 17 (15.7) | 6 (5.4) | 3 (2.7) | | 7 | 34.3 | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.8) | 4 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 20 (17.9) | 9 (8.2) | 10 (9.3) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | | 8 | 38.6 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 19 (17.1) | 0 (0) | 10 (8.9) | 11 (10.0) | 3 (2.8) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | | 9 | 45.4 | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 77 (67.6) | 0 (0) | 6 (5.4) | 4 (3.6) | 6 (5.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
|
|
Perceptions of weight are presented in frequencies and percentages.
|
