Table 10.
Adults by Gender for Weight Category, Blood Sugar, and Hypertension, Men's Health Week and Women's Health Week Surveys, Yap Proper, 2008
| Indicator | Male (n=434) | Female (n=518) |
| Overweighta | 31% | 29% |
| Obeseb | 49% | 51% |
| Overweight+Obesec | 80% | 80% |
| RBS >140 mg/dld | 16% | 12% |
| BP >140/90 mmHge | 25% | 19% |
a
Overweight — BMI=25.0 kg/m2 – 29.9 kg/m2.
b
Obese — BMI≥30 kg/m2.
c
Overweight+Obese — BMI≥25.0 kg/m2.
d
RBS-Random blood sugar.
e
BP-Blood pressure. Data source: Personal communication, J. Yurow (May 19, 2011)