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Table 7 Body Silhouette Chart responses in daughters by maternal origin

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

Daughters

Italian mother

Immigrant mother

p value

 

Mean(SD)

Mean(SD)

 

Actual figure

3.16 (1.25)

3.03 (1.14)

 

Ideal figure

2.59 (1.10)

2.66 (1.12)

 

Daughter’s FID

0.57 (1.21)

0.31 (1.37)

0.0181

Mother’s actual

2.96 (1.30)

2.90 (1.35)

 

Mother’s ideal

2.83 (0.92)

2.96 (0.92)

 

Mother’s FID

0.19 (0.89)

−0.05 (1.29)

0.0363