Body Mass Index (BMI) Distribution
Period: October 2004
Question: What are 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) |
66 (6.6%) |
147 (13.4%) |
212 (10.2%) |
Normal
(BMI 18.5 - <25.0) |
657 (66.2%) |
756 (69.1%) |
1 413 (67.7%) |
Overweight
(BMI 25.0 - <30.0) |
224 (22.6%) |
147 (13.4%) |
371 (17.8%) |
Obese
(BMI =or>30.0) |
41 (4.1%) |
39 (3.5%) |
80 (3.8%) |
|
Unknown/Missing/Outliers |
5 (0.5%) |
7 (0.6%) |
12 (0.6%) |
|
Total |
993 (100.0%) |
1 095 (100.0%) |
2 088 (100.0%) |
Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.
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