| Responses | Perceived body weight | |||
| Normal (%) N = 35 | Over weight (%) N = 186 | Obese (%) N = 45 | Total (%) N = 266 | |
| Weight groups of respondents |
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| Normal (BMI < 25 kg/m2) | 20 (57.14) | 24 (12.9) | 0 (0) | 44 (16.54) |
| Overweight (25 ≥ BMI < 30 kg/m2) | 10 (28.57) | 57 (30.65) | 5 (11.11) | 72 (27.07) |
| Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 5 (14.29) | 105 (56.45) | 40 (88.89) | 150 (56.39) |
| Body weight preference |
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| Desire to Lose weight | 4 (11.43) | 64 (34.41) | 33 (73.33) | 101 (37.97) |
| Desire to Gain weight | 21 (60) | 12 (6.45) | 1 (2.22) | 34 (12.78) |
| Wants to maintain | 10 (28.57) | 110 (59.14) | 11 (24.44) | 131 (49.25) |
| Reasons for weight preference |
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| Societal acceptance | 12 (34.29) | 47 (25.41) | 14 (32.56) | 73 (27.76) |
| Health consideration | 10 (28.57) | 61 (32.97) | 19 (44.19) | 90 (34.22) |
| Self-satisfaction and confidence | 9 (25.71) | 51 (27.57) | 8 (18.6) | 68 (25.86) |
| Meet media’s ideal look description | 4 (11.43) | 26 (14.05) | 2 (4.65) | 32 (12.17) |
| People’s view about your body weight |
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| Acceptable/comfortable | 19 (54.29) | 127 (69.78) | 17 (37.78) | 163 (62.21) |
| Too fat | 2 (5.71) | 44 (24.18) | 28 (62.22) | 74 (28.24) |
| Too slim | 14 (40) | 11 (6.04) | 0 (0) | 25 (9.54) |