Table 5.

Body Mass Index (BMI) of participants, according to age and sex (n = 189)

BMI classification
Age (yrs)	Sex	Normal	(%)	Overweight	(%)	Obese	(%)	Unknown	(%)	Total	(%)
15 – 25	Male	10	23%	7	14%	2	.02%	0	0%	19	10%
	Female	7	16%	5	10%	9	12%	0	0%	21	12%
	Total	17	39.5%	12	24%	11	14%	0	0%	40	22%
26 – 45	Male	5	12%	13	26%	18	23%	4	33%	40	22%
	Female	14	33%	9	18%	18	23%	5	42%	46%	25%
	Total	19	44%	22	44%	36	47%	9	75%	86	47%
> 45	Male	4	9%	6	12%	13	17%	1	8%	24	13%
	Female	3	7%	10	20%	17	22%	2	17%	32	18%
	Total	7	16%	16	32%	30	39%	3	25%	56	31%
	TOTAL	43	100%	50	100%	77	100%	12	100%	182	100%

Note: BMI = Weight (kg) divided by square of height (m)