Table 1. Distribution by Weight Category According to Body Mass Index, Current Body Image, and Ideal Body Image in Women and Men, Nairobi, Kenya, 2008–2009a .
| Category | Women (n = 2,265) |
Men (n = 2,669) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass Index | Current Body Image | Ideal Body Image | Body Mass Index | Current Body Image | Ideal Body Image | |
| Underweight | 115 (5.1) | 321 (14.2) | 160 (7.1) | 262 (9.8) | 352 (13.2) | 162 (6.1) |
| Normal weight | 1,167 (51.5) | 1,143 (50.5) | 1,209 (53.4) | 1,946 (72.9) | 1,406 (52.7) | 1,104 (41.3) |
| Overweight | 631 (27.9) | 503 (22.2) | 562 (24.8) | 401 (15.0) | 554 (20.8) | 854 (32.0) |
| Obese | 352 (15.5) | 298 (13.2) | 334 (14.8) | 60 (2.3) | 357 (13.4) | 549 (20.6) |
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All values are no. (%). All percentages are based on column totals. Percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding.