Percentage of children that underestimate, have a realistic body image or overestimate their body weight per weight category in 750 (aged 10–14 years) children in Bonaire*
| Underestimation of body weight*, % | Realistic body image†, % | Overestimation of body weight, % | |
| Underweight | 0 | 58.9 | 41.1 |
| Normal weight | 32.9 | 52.1 | 15.0 |
| Overweight‡ | 36.7 | 63.3 | 0 |
| Total | 30.9 | 56.4 | 12.7 |
*Weight category was classified according to the International Obesity Task Force.13
†A realistic body image for underweight children was defined as ‘much too thin or a bit too thin’; for normal weight children: ‘not too thin, not too fat’; for overweight (including obese) children: ‘a bit too fat or much too fat’ or ‘much too fat’. There was no significant difference in body image per weight category between boys and girls.
‡Overweight including obesity.