Body Mass Index (BMI) Distribution
Period: April 2011
Question: What is your height and weight?
BMI Calculation: Weight (kg) / [Height (m)]2
World Health Organization classification for adult Europids
Classification
(BMI) |
Male
Number (%) |
Female
Number (%) |
Overall
Number (%) |
Underweight
(BMI <18.5) |
58 (6.0%) |
126 (10.9%) |
184 (8.7%) |
Normal
(BMI 18.5-<25.0) |
563 (58.1%) |
784 (68.0%) |
1 347 (63.5%) |
Overweight
(BMI 25.0-<30.0) |
229 (23.7%) |
134 (11.6%) |
363 (17.1%) |
Obese
(BMI =or>30.0) |
50 (5.1%) |
24 (2.1%) |
74 (3.5%) |
| Unknown/Missing/Outliers |
69 (7.1%) |
86 (7.5%) |
155 (7.3%) |
| Total |
969 (100.0%) |
1 154 (100.0%) |
2 123 (100.0%) |
Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.
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