Table 1 Prevalence of underestimation by gender and race/ethnicity, NHANES 1999–2002
From: Satisfied or unaware? Racial differences in perceived weight status
Men (n = 3115) | Women (n = 3437) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Overweight | Obese | All | Overweight | Obese | |
White | 29.5 | 43.2 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 20.6 | 3.1 |
Black | 48.8 | 66.4 | 26.2 | 22.3 | 40.9 | 11.2 |
Hispanic | 48.0 | 63.5 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 29.3 | 6.7 |
Other | 35.6 | 50.2 | 13.0 | 19.3 | 23.4 | 10.4 |