Intention to lose weight and body size perception in individuals with DE in pooled data
| Uncontrolled appetite/overeating group | Poor appetite/undereating group | |||||
| Total | Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Intention to lose weight | ||||||
| Yes | 128 (15.3) | 20 (5.6) | 108 (22.7) | 166 (49.7) | 13 (18.1) | 153 (58.4) |
| No, but I need to lose weight | 89 (10.7) | 17 (4.7) | 72 (15.2) | 71 (21.3) | 13 (18.1) | 58 (22.1) |
| No, I am happy with my weight | 617 (74.0) | 322 (89.7) | 295 (62.1) | 97 (29.0) | 46 (63.8) | 51 (19.5) |
| Body size perception | ||||||
| Very fat | 15 (1.8) | 4 (1.1) | 11 (2.3) | 27 (8.1) | 7 (9.9) | 20 (7.6) |
| Quite fat | 118 (14.0) | 25 (6.9) | 93 (19.4) | 146 (43.6) | 19 (26.8) | 127 (48.1) |
| About the same as others | 356 (42.3) | 133 (36.7) | 223 (46.5) | 124 (37.0) | 27 (38.0) | 97 (36.7) |
| Quite thin | 298 (35.4) | 163 (45.0) | 135 (28.1) | 33 (9.9) | 16 (22.5) | 17 (6.4) |
| Very thin | 55 (6.5) | 37 (10.2) | 18 (3.8) | 5 (1.5) | 2 (2.8) | 3 (1.1) |
DE, disordered eating.