Table 3.
Percentage distribution of body mass index by age and sex
| Sex and age-groups (years) | n | Distribution of subjects’ body mass index (%)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <18.49 kg/m2 | 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 | 30.0–34.9 kg/m2 | 35.0–39.9 kg/m2 | >40.0 kg/m2 | ||
| Men | |||||||
| 21–30 | 193 | 8.3 | 65.3 | 21.2 | 4.1 | 1.0 | – |
| 31–40 | 90 | 6.7 | 57.8 | 23.3 | 8.9 | – | 3.3 |
| 41–50 | 43 | 11.6 | 51.2 | 23.3 | 11.6 | 2.3 | – |
| 51–60 | 37 | 5.4 | 35.1 | 29.7 | 21.6 | 8.1 | – |
| 61+ | 19 | 21.1 | 63.2 | 10.5 | 5.3 | – | – |
| All men | 382 | 8.6 | 58.9 | 22.3 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Women | |||||||
| 21–30 | 190 | 7.9 | 68.9 | 18.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| 31–40 | 95 | 6.3 | 64.2 | 18.9 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| 41–50 | 46 | 15.2 | 54.3 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | – |
| 51–60 | 24 | 12.5 | 54.2 | 20.8 | 12.5 | – | – |
| 61+ | 40 | 12.5 | 67.5 | 15.0 | 5.0 | – | – |
| All women | 395 | 9.1 | 65.1 | 19.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Total | 777 | 8.9 | 61.9 | 20.8 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 |