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Distribution of Participants by BMI Category & Site – n (%)
| BMI Range | Nigeria (n = 149) |
United States (n = 172) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| CED * II | 16.0 – 16.9 | 4 (2.7) | 1 (0.6) |
| CED * I | 17.0 – 18.4 | 17 (11.4) | 3 (1.7) |
| Normal Weight | 18.5 – 24.9 | 93 (62.4) | 36 (20.9) |
| Overweight | 25.0 – 29.9 | 25 (16.8) | 44 (25.6) |
| Obese | 30.0 – 34.9 | 7 (4.7) | 41 (23.8) |
| Severely Obese | 35.0 – 39.9 | 2 (1.3) | 27 (15.7) |
| Morbidly Obese | 40.0 – 49.9 | 1 (0.7) | 18 (10.5) |
| Super Morbidly Obese | ≥ 50.0 | 0 | 2 (1.2) |
Chronic energy deficiency
