Table 4 |
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Weight Control |
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Chamorro Men n = 100(%) |
Chamorro Women n = 128 (%) |
Total n = 228 (%) |
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WEIGHT STATUS |
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Advised to lose weight by a health professional within the past 12 months |
6 (6.0%) |
22 (17.2%) |
28 (12.3%) |
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Trying to maintain current weight only |
19 (19.0%) |
39 (30.5%) |
58 (25.4%) |
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Trying to lose weight only |
20 (20.0%) |
38 (29.7%) |
58 (25.4%) |
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PREFERRED WEIGHT CONTROL TECHNIQUE |
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Lose/Maintain current weight by dieting: |
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YES |
30 (30.0%) |
75 (58.6%) |
105 (46.1%) |
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Eat fewer calories only |
4 (4.0%) |
15 (11.7%) |
19 (8.3%) |
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Eat less fat only |
8 (8.0%) |
31 (24.2%) |
39 (17.1%) |
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Eat fewer calories and less fat |
18 (18.0%) |
29 (22.7%) |
47 (20.6%) |
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NO |
13 (13.0%) |
15 (11.7%) |
28 (12.3%) |
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Lose/Maintain current weight by exercising: |
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YES |
32 (32.0%) |
57 (44.5%) |
89 (39.0%) |
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NO |
11 (11.0%) |
33 (25.8%) |
44(19.3%) |
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DESIRABLE BMI |
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BMI below 20 |
1 (1.0%) |
6 (4.7%) |
7 (3.1%) |
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BMI 20 – 25 |
10 (10.0%) |
57 (44.5%) |
67 (29.4%) |
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BMI 25 – 30 |
24 (24.0%) |
19 (14.8%) |
43 (18.9%) |
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BMI above 30 |
2 (2.0%) |
3 (2.3%) |
5 (2.2%) |
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Don't know/Not sure/Refused to answer |
63 (63.0%) |
43 (33.6%) |
106 (46.5%) |
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Desirable BMI (desirable weight/height2 * 703) |
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Chiem et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:298 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-298 |
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