Changes in a decade on the recognition of body weight in female junior college students

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the change of actual weight, assumed standard and ideal weight of female junior college students (n=500) by questionnaire in a decade (1993-2002). Their age and body mass index (BMI) were 18.2+0.4 years (from 18 to 19) and 21.06 ±1.17 kg/m^2, respectively. They were classified by every two years for data analysis. The results were as follows; 1. As for assumed standard BMI, the value obtained from the group from 1997 and 1998 (19.78 + 1.02 kg/m^2) was lower for significant (p