Table 5.
Overweight and abdominal obesity prevalence in Mozambique in 2005 and 2014/2015, among the population aged 25–64 years*
| Women | Men | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey year | Survey year | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2014/2015 | 2005 | 2014/2015 | |||||||
| Mean or % | 95 % CI | Mean or % | 95 % CI | P value | Mean or % | 95 % CI | Mean or % | 95 % CI | P value | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean and 95 % CI | 22·4 | 21·8, 22·9 | 23·9 | 23·5, 24·3 | <0·001 | 21·4 | 21·0, 21·8 | 22·2 | 21·9, 22·5 | 0·002 |
| Waist circumference (cm), mean and 95 % CI | 75·1 | 74·2, 75·9 | 79·4 | 78·6, 80·2 | <0·001 | 76·1 | 75·0, 77·3 | 77·4 | 76·6, 78·2 | 0·069 |
| Prevalence, % and 95 % CI | ||||||||||
| Obesity (BMI ≥ 30·0 kg/m2) | 7·0 | 5·2, 8·8 | 13·0 | 10·8, 15·2 | <0·001 | 2·3 | 1·1, 3·6 | 5·0 | 3·3, 6·6 | 0·181 |
| Overweight and obesity (BMI ≥ 25·0 kg/m2) | 18·3 | 13·6, 23·0 | 30·5 | 27·2, 33·8 | <0·001 | 11·7 | 7·8, 15·7 | 18·2 | 15·1, 21·4 | 0·012 |
| Abdominal obesity† | 9·4 | 7·0, 11·9 | 20·4 | 17·7, 23·1 | <0·001 | 1·5 | 0·6, 2·4 | 2·1 | 1·1, 3·2 | 0·395 |
*
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.