Body Mass Index (BMI) Distribution
Period: April 2008
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) |
51 (5.3%) |
149 (13.2%) |
200 (9.5%) |
Normal
(BMI 18.5 - <25.0) |
578 (59.3%) |
766 (68.1%) |
1 344 (64.0%) |
Overweight
(BMI 25.0 - <30.0) |
270 (27.7%) |
133 (11.8%) |
404 (19.2%) |
Obese
(BMI =or>30.0) |
43 (4.4%) |
20 (1.8%) |
63 (3.0%) |
|
Unknown/Missing/Outliers |
32 (3.3%) |
58 (5.1%) |
89 (4.3%) |
|
Total |
975 (100.0%) |
1 125 (100.0%) |
2 100 (100.0%) |
Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.
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