Body Mass Index (BMI) Distribution
Period: April 2007
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) |
47 (4.8%) |
167 (15.1%) |
213 (10.3%) |
Normal
(BMI 18.5 - <25.0) |
582 (60.0%) |
712 (64.5%) |
1 294 (62.4%) |
Overweight
(BMI 25.0 - <30.0) |
248 (25.5%) |
139 (12.5%) |
386 (18.6%) |
Obese
(BMI =or>30.0) |
36 (3.7%) |
25 (2.3%) |
61 (3.0%) |
| Unknown/Missing/Outliers |
57 (5.9%) |
62 (5.6%) |
119 (5.7%) |
| Total |
970 (100.0%) |
1 104 (100.0%) |
2 074 (100.0%) |
Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.
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