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Table 5 Attitude toward weight

From: Body image dissatisfaction and its relation to body mass index among female medical students in Sudan: across-sectional study 2020-2021

 

always

Usually

Often

Sometimes

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

I wear clothes that won't reveal my body shape

29%

12%

8%

11%

10%

12%

17%

I tend to wear clothes to hide my excess weight

35%

10%

5%

15%

5%

0%

30%

I diet in order to control my weight

10%

8%

8%

10%

12%

19%

34%

I would love to have a narrow waist

34%

13%

12%

8%

8%

11%

14%

  1. Demonstrates how the participants behave with regard to their weight. An appreciable percentage of the participants reported that they wear clothes that doesn’t reveal their body shape (29%)