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Table 4 Body mass index classification for adults 18–65 years by area (N = 624)

From: A comparative study of the anthropometric status of adults and children in urban and rural communities of the North West Region of Cameroon

BMI classification

Area

Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) n (%) a

Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) n (%) a

Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) n (%) a

Obese (≥ 30.0 kg/m2) n (%) a

P value#

Nkwen (urban) (n = 156)

1 (0.6)

37 (23.7)

74 (47.4)

44 (28.2)

 < 0.001

Mankon (urban) (n = 156)

0 (0)

41 (26.3)

47 (30.1)

68 (43.6)

Mankon (rural) (n = 156)

1 (0.6)

77 (49.4)

55 (35.3)

23 (14.7)

Mendakwe (rural) (n = 156)

4 (2.6)

100 (64.1)

41 (26.3)

11 (7.1)

  1. BMI Body mass index
  2. #Chi-square test, p values in bold are statistically significant
  3. aPercentage of total sample per area (n = 156)
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