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Table 3 Weight status distribution according to diet by sex*

From: The role of weight status, gender and self-esteem in following a diet among middle-school children in Sicily (Italy)

 

Girls (N = 765)

Boys (N = 780)

Tot. Pop. (N = 1545)

 

YD

(n = 240)

ND

(n = 435)

Missing

(n = 90)

YD

(n = 167)

ND

(n = 437)

Missing

(n = 176)

YD

(n = 407)

ND

(n = 872)

Missing

(n = 266)

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Underweight

6

11.3

44

83.0

3

5.7

4

8.2

40

81.6

5

10.2

10

9.8

84

82.4

8

7.8

Average weight

114

28.6

273

68.6

11

2.8

52

17.3

232

77.3

16

5.3

166

23.8

505

72.3

27

3.9

Overweight

38

53.5

32

45.1

1

1.4

49

39.8

68

55.3

6

4.9

87

44.8

100

51.5

7

3.6

Obese

7

70.0

3

30

0

0.0

20

58.8

11

32.4

3

8.8

27

61.4

14

31.8

3

6.8

Missing

75

32.2

83

35.6

75

32.2

42

15.3

86

31.4

146

53.3

117

23.1

169

33.3

221

43.6

Total

240

31.4

435

56.9

90

11.8

167

21.4

437

56.0

176

22.6

407

26.3

872

56.4

266

17.2

  1. This table shows the percentages of children who had been or had not been on a diet in the 3 months before the interview or did not give an answer.
  2. *Some percentages do not total 100 because of rounding.
  3. YD and ND are for being on a diet or not.
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