Men's Facts - Body Mass

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Men are more likely to be overweight than women.

Overweight or obesity can increase the risk for a number of chronic diseases, such as hypertension, heart diseases, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular disease, gall bladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnoea and some types of cancer.

Body Mass Index (BMI)* by gender of population aged 15-84, Hong Kong SAR, 2020-22

	Male	Female
Underweight	3.6%	7.2%
Normal	32.4%	46.7%
Overweight	24.6%	19.7%
Obese	39.4%	26.4%

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Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

Proportion of population aged 15-84 classified as overweight/obese* by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2014-2022

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* Based on the classification of BMI categories for Asian adults adopted by the Western Pacific Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO), the ranges of BMI values for classification of “Underweight”, “Normal”, “Overweight”, and “Obese” were <18.5, >/=18.5 to <23.0, >/=23.0 to <25.0, and >/=25.0 kg/m², respectively.

Source: Population Health Survey 2014-15 and 2020-22