Table 2.

Proportions of people with overweight and obesity in study sample and in general Taiwanese population for comparison

	Study sample		Reference populationa
	BMI < 24 (%)	BMI ≥ 24 (%)	BMI ≥ 24 (%)	P value
All	37.9 (n = 33)	62.1 (n = 54)	50.7	0.022*
Sex
Male	25 (n = 8)	75 (n = 24)	58.8	0.043*
Female	45 (n = 25)	55 (n = 30)	42.8	0.053

^aReference population: 2017 to 2020 Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan, administered by the Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan

*P < 0.05