Body Mass Index (BMI) Distribution
Period: April 2009
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) |
53 (5.3%) |
166 (14.1%) |
219 (10.0%) |
Normal
(BMI 18.5-<25.0) |
613 (61.1%) |
802 (67.8%) |
1 415 (64.7%) |
Overweight
(BMI 25.0-<30.0) |
249 (24.8%) |
149 (12.6%) |
398 (18.2%) |
Obese
(BMI =or>30.0) |
50 (5.0%) |
27 (2.3%) |
77 (3.5%) |
|
Unknown/Missing/Outliers |
38 (3.8%) |
38 (3.2%) |
76 (3.5%) |
|
Total |
1 002 (100.0%) |
1 183 (100.0%) |
2 185 (100.0%) |
Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.
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