Table 2 Categories of body mass index and patterns of obesity among the respondents
Age (years) | Sex | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20-40 | 41-60 | Female | Male | ||
Variables | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | Total |
Body mass index categories (kg/m2) | |||||
Underweight (<18.5) | 4(100.0) | 0(0.0) | 3(75.0) | 1(25.0) | 4(0.8) |
Normal (18.5-24.99) | 73(65.8) | 38(34.2) | 66(59.5) | 45(40.5) | 111(22.2) |
Overweight (25.0-29.99) | 97(61.8) | 60(38.2) | 75(47.8) | 82(52.2) | 157(31.4) |
Obesity class I (30-34.99) | 64(46.0) | 75(54.0) | 68(48.9) | 71(51.1) | 139(27.8) |
Obesity class II (35-39.99) | 11(24.4) | 34(75.6) | 39(86.7) | 6(13.3) | 45(9.0) |
Obesity class III (≥40) | 11(25.0) | 33(75.0) | 36(81.8) | 8(18.2) | 44(8.8) |
P | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
Patterns of obesity | |||||
None | 60(70.6) | 25(29.4) | 47(55.3) | 38(44.7) | 85(17.0) |
Abdominal obesity alone | 16(53.3) | 14(46.7) | 23(76.7) | 7(2.3) | 30(6.0) |
General obesity alone | 101(64.3) | 56(35.7) | 40(25.5) | 117(74.5) | 157(31.4) |
aCombined obesity | 83(36.4) | 145(63.6) | 177(77.6) | 51(22.4) | 228(45.6) |
P | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
Total | 260(100.0) | 240(100.0) | 287(100.0) | 213(100.0) | 500(100.0) |