Table 2 |
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Perceived sources of pressure to be a certain weight among normal weight, overweight, and obese female college students. |
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| Variable |
Frequency "yes" response (%) |
X2 |
p (weight status) |
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| Self |
2.5 |
.29 |
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| Normal weighta |
50 |
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| Overweightb |
62 |
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| Obesec |
43 |
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| Media |
0.9 |
.63 |
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| Normal weighta |
39 |
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| Overweightb |
34 |
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| Obesec |
29 |
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| Friends |
3.4 |
.18 |
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| Normal weighta |
31 |
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| Overweightb |
37 |
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| Obesec |
14 |
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Note: X2 (2, N = 166). an = 113; bn = 35; cn = 21. |
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Malinauskas et al. Nutrition Journal 2006 5:11 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-11 |
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