Research Article
Body Weight, Obesity Perception, and Actions to Achieve Desired Weight among Rural and Urban Ghanaian Adults
Table 3
Body weight perceptions of female 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 | 18 (4.0) | 13 (2.9) | 48 (10.9) | 17 (3.8) | 3 (0.7) | 6 (1.4) | 9 (2.1) | 28 (6.5) | 67 (15.5) | | 2 | 19.3 | 63 (14.1) | 42 (9.5) | 2 (0.5) | 26 (5.9) | 12 (2.8) | 9 (2.1) | 22 (5.2) | 64 (14.8) | 80 (18.5) | | 3 | 20.9 | 109 (24.3) | 101 (22.9) | 3 (0.7) | 58 (13.1) | 19 (4.4) | 31 (7.2) | 61 (14.4) | 126 (29.1) | 121 (28) | | 4 | 23.1 | 111 (24.6) | 121 (27.4) | 2 (0.5) | 102 (23.0) | 38 (8.8) | 54 (12.6) | 87 (20.5) | 107 (24.7) | 72 (16.7) | | 5 | 26.2 | 94 (20.8) | 116 (26.3) | 1 (0.2) | 155 (35.0) | 77 (17.9) | 114 (26.6) | 109 (25.6) | 63 (14.5) | 46 (10.6) | | 6 | 29.9 | 33 (7.3) | 33 (7.5) | 5 (1.1) | 71 (16.0) | 116 (26.9) | 98 (22.8) | 72 (16.9) | 34 (7.9) | 30 (6.9) | | 7 | 34.3 | 15 (3.3) | 11 (2.5) | 8 (1.8) | 5 (1.1) | 62 (14.4) | 51 (11.9) | 30 (7.1) | 5 (1.2) | 9 (2.1) | | 8 | 38.6 | 5 (1.1) | 2 (0.5) | 56 (12.7) | 5 (1.1) | 50 (11.6) | 34 (7.9) | 12 (2.8) | 4 (0.9) | 1 (0.2) | | 9 | 45.4 | 0 (0) | 2 (0.5) | 315 (71.6) | 4 (0.9) | 54 (12.5) | 32 (7.5) | 23 (5.4) | 2 (0.5) | 6 (1.3) |
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