Table 4 Impacts of selected media-related variables on the accuracy of BMI calculation based on self-report body weight and height by the Kuwaiti adolescents.
Variable | Accuracy of BMI calculation (%) | p-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overestimated | Correct estimation | Underestimated | ||
Reading newspapers influenced my decision to lose weight | < 0.001 | |||
None | 4.4 | 25.0 | 3.1 | |
Weak | 1.1 | 0.00 | 0.4 | |
Moderate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Strong | 94.5 | 75.0 | 96.5 | |
Viewing TV programs influenced my decision to lose weight | 0.096 | |||
None | 5.5 | 10.0 | 3.1 | |
Weak | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Moderate | 38.5 | 40.0 | 52.9 | |
Strong | 54.9 | 50.0 | 44.0 | |
Surfing the internet influenced my decision to lose weight | 0.002 | |||
None | 4.4 | 20.0 | 2.3 | |
Weak | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Moderate | 34.1 | 40.0 | 42.0 | |
Strong | 60.4 | 40.0 | 55.7 | |
Reading newspapers influenced my perception about thinness | 0.006 | |||
Not at all | 8.8 | 30.0 | 6.3 | |
Little | 63.7 | 55.0 | 66.8 | |
A lot | 27.5 | 15.0 | 27.0 | |
Viewing TV programs influenced my perception about thinness | 0.001 | |||
Not at all | 5.5 | 25.0 | 3.1 | |
Little | 31.9 | 20.0 | 31.9 | |
A lot | 62.6 | 55.0 | 65.0 | |
Surfing the internet influenced my perception about thinness | 0.043 | |||
Not at all | 6.6 | 15.0 | 2.3 | |
Little | 28.6 | 30.0 | 32.7 | |
A lot | 64.8 | 55.0 | 65.0 | |
