| Do you know the recommended daily intake of calorie? |
|
0.076 |
0.506 |
| Yes |
216 (54.1) |
| No |
183 (45.9) |
| Do you monitor your calorie intake? |
|
0.078 |
0.727 |
| Yes |
56 (14.0) |
| No |
343 (86.0) |
| Do you find yourself binge eating when you're sad/depressed? |
|
0.375 |
0.012* |
| Yes |
184 (46.1) |
| No |
215 (53.9) |
| Do you know about the different eating disorders such as anorexia/bulimia? |
|
<0.001* |
0.007* |
| Yes |
341 (85.5) |
| No |
58 (14.5) |
| Have you known anyone being genuinely obese because of some metabolic/endocrine disorder? |
|
0.018* |
0.222 |
| Yes |
264 (66.2) |
| No |
135 (33.8) |
| Have you ever gone on a diet? |
|
0.532 |
<0.001* |
| Yes |
145 (36.3) |
| No |
254 (63.7) |
| Do you think diet works? |
|
0.184 |
0.274 |
| Yes |
336 (84.2) |
| No |
63 (15.8) |
| When compared, which one do you think is more important, diet or exercise? |
|
0.274 |
0.623 |
| Both |
257 (64.4) |
| Diet |
37 (9.3) |
| Exercise |
102 (25.6) |
| Don’t know |
3 (8) |
| Have you coupled diet with exercise? If yes, did you think it was effective or not? |
|
0.821 |
<0.001* |
| Yes |
150 (37.6) |
| No |
84 (21.1) |
| Do you think Green tea is effective in reducing weight? |
|
0.659 |
0.150 |
| Yes |
297 (74.4) |
| No |
102 (25.6) |
| Do you think of overweight people as lazy or less healthy? |
|
0.622 |
0.791 |
| Yes |
288 (72.2) |
| No |
111 (27.8) |
| Do you think overweight people are discriminated/criticized based on their weight? |
|
0.037* |
0.942 |
| Yes |
373 (93.5) |
| No |
26 (6.5) |
| Have you ever criticized/made fun of your friends because they're overweight? |
|
<0.001* |
0.188 |
| Yes |
130 (32.6) |
| No |
269 (67.4) |
| If yes, why? |
|
0.387 |
0.127 |
| You found it funny |
57 (14.3) |
| You joined other people to fit in |
11 (2.8) |
| You prefer people in your circle to be slim |
7 (1.8) |
| You felt your opinion would motivate them to lose weight |
83 (20.8) |
| Have you ever made fun of people who are/ thin? |
|
0.004* |
<0.001* |
| Yes |
176 (44.1) |
| No |
223 (55.9) |
| Have you ever been body shamed (whether obese or thin) in your life? |
|
0.828 |
0.396 |
| Yes |
228 (57.1) |
| No |
171 (42.9) |
| Have you ever been pressurized to gain weight in order to look more appealing? |
|
0.668 |
<0.001* |
| Yes |
139 (34.8) |
| No |
260 (65.2) |
| Have you ever been pressurized to lose weight? If yes, what was the source? |
|
0.040* |
0.854 |
| Media |
37 (9.3) |
| Friends |
67 (16.8) |
| Family |
108 (27.1) |
| Which one do you think is healthier? |
|
0.121 |
0.112 |
| Lose weight slowly |
375 (94) |
| Lose weight quickly |
24 (6.0) |
| Do you think when someone loses their weight, they're likely to keep it off? |
|
0.018* |
0.076 |
| Yes |
76 (19.0) |
| No |
68 (17.0) |
| Maybe |
255 (63.9) |
| Do you think people who are extremely thin are unhealthy? |
|
0.903 |
0.376 |
| Yes |
171 (42.9) |
| No |
124 (31.1) |
| Maybe |
104 (26.1) |
| Which one do you think is more important? |
|
0.603 |
0.602 |
| Being healthy |
307 (76.9) |
| Being thin |
4 (1.0) |
| Both are equally important |
85 (21.3) |