Table 2.
Mean BMI and waist circumference, and prevalence of BMI categories and abdominal obesity, according to gender and place of residence, among the Mozambique population aged 18–64 years, 2014/2015*
| Women | Men | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |||||
| Mean or % | 95 % CI | Mean or % | 95 % CI | Mean or % | 95 % CI | Mean or % | 95 % CI | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean and 95 % CI | 25·0 | 24·3, 25·6 | 22·5 | 22·1, 23·0 | 23·0 | 22·3, 23·6 | 21·7 | 21·2, 22·1 |
| Waist circumference (cm), mean and 95 % CI | 80·4 | 78·7, 82·0 | 76·6 | 75·7, 77·4 | 78·5 | 77·4, 79·6 | 75·6 | 74·7, 76·5 |
| BMI category, % and 95 % CI | ||||||||
| Underweight (<18·5 kg/m2) | 10·1 | 7·4, 12·8 | 11·3 | 8·8, 13·7 | 10·8 | 6·1, 15·5 | 9·8 | 7·0, 12·6 |
| Normal (18·5–24·9 kg/m2) | 49·4 | 43·9, 54·9 | 69·5 | 66·2, 72·8 | 62·8 | 56·4, 69·1 | 79·1 | 75·8, 82·4 |
| Overweight (25·0–29·9 kg/m2) | 22·8 | 18·4, 27·3 | 13·8 | 11·0, 16·6 | 18·3 | 13·4, 23·1 | 8·9 | 6·1, 11·7 |
| Obesity (≥30·0 kg/m2) | 17·6 | 14·0, 21·2 | 5·4 | 3·4, 7·4 | 8·2 | 5·0, 11·4 | 2·2 | 0·8, 3·6 |
| Overweight and obesity (≥25·0 kg/m2) | 40·5 | 34·8, 46·2 | 19·2 | 15·5, 22·9 | 26·5 | 20·2, 32·7 | 11·1 | 7·9, 14·4 |
| Abdominal obesity†, % and 95 % CI | 25·8 | 21·1, 30·5 | 10·1 | 7·4, 12·7 | 3·4 | 1·6, 5·2 | 1·0 | 0·1, 1·8 |
*
Results are presented as mean or as percentage, with 95 % CI, as specified.
†
Defined as waist circumference greater than 88 and 102 cm in women and men, respectively.