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Table 6 Body Silhouette Chart responses in sons by maternal origin

From: Weight status and perception of body image in children: the effect of maternal immigrant status

Sons

Italian mother

Immigrant mother

p value

Mean(SD)

Mean(SD)

 

Actual figure

3.49 (1.31)

3.75 (1.38)

0.0139

Ideal figure

3.18 (1.29)

3.37 (1.47)

 

Son’s FID

0.32 (1.41)

0.35 (1.61)

 

Mother’s actual

3.44 (1.29)

3.46 (1.33)

 

Mother’s ideal

3.47 (0.94)

3.72 (1.02)

0.0049

Mother’s FID

−0.03 (0.94)

−0.35 (1.37)

0.0059