Table 8.
Proportion in BMI categories by state, sex and age group, SA and WA, 2006
| Underweight/ normal weight |
Overweight | Obese | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| SA | 43.6 | 38.6-48.7 | 38.8 | 34.0-43.8 | 17.6 | 14.3-21.5 |
| WA | 46.3 | 41.0-51.8 | 38.1 | 33.0-43.4 | 15.6 | 12.3-19.6 |
| Male | 39.0 | 32.9-45.4 | 46.3 | 40.1-52.5 | 14.8 | 11.1-19.5 |
| Female | 51.3 | 47.1-55.5 | 30.6 | 26.8-34.6 | 18.1 | 15.2-21.4 |
| 18-44 | 53.0 | 46.4-59.6 | 33.9 | 27.9-40.5 | 13.0 | 9.2-18.1 |
| 45-64 | 34.5 | 30.0-39.3 | 43.0 | 38.2-48.1 | 22.4 | 18.7-26.6 |
| 65+ | 43.4 | 37.8-49.1 | 41.7 | 36.0-47.5 | 15.0 | 11.6-19.2 |
| Persons | 45.2 | 41.4-48.9 | 38.4 | 34.8-42.1 | 16.5 | 14.0-19.2 |