Distribution of participants by BMI category according to WHO criteria†: (a) distribution by sex (, women; , men) and (b) distribution by age (, <75 years old; , 75–84 years old; , ≥85 years old) among nursing home residents aged 65 years or over (n 1186) in Portugal, October 2015–April 2016. Values are means with their 95 % CI represented by vertical bars. †Underweight, BMI<18·5 kg/m2; normal weight, 18·5≤BMI<25·0 kg/m2; pre-obese, 25·0≤BMI<30·0 kg/m2; obese I, 30·0≤BMI<34·9 kg/m2; obese II, 35·0≤BMI<39·9 kg/m2; obese III, BMI≥40·0 kg/m2