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Prevalence of BMI and WC - a comparison.
| Obesity parameter | Women (%) (95% CI) |
N | Men (%) (95% CI) |
N |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waist circumference >80 cm for women and >94 cm for men | 39.6 (39.5–39.7) | 655,328 | 11.9 (11.7–12.1) | 85,377 |
| BMI ≥ 25 | 23 (22.9–23.1) | 649,421 | 22.1 (21.8–22.3) | 84,925 |
