Table 1.
Age and sex distribution of obesity categories, BMI and WC among 35 to 64 year olds in Kalutara district
| Age categories | Obesity categories | BMI (kgm −2 ) | WC (cm) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight | Obese | Abdominal obesity | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |||||
| Both genders | ||||||||||
| 35 to 39 Years (n = 186) | 53 | 30.2% | 32 | 39.4% | 62 | 33.0% | 22.4 | 21.59–23.30 | 78.7 | 76.28–81.07 |
| 40 to 44 Years (n = 220) | 74 | 31.5% | 41 | 15.4% | 87 | 40.3% | 23.8 | 22.95–24.67 | 81.1 | 79.07–83.21 |
| 45 to 49 Years (n = 213) | 86 | 44.0% | 25 | 13.6% | 80 | 37.5% | 23.6 | 22.79–24.33 | 81.3 | 79.52–83.14 |
| 50 to 54 Years (n = 201) | 55 | 31.3% | 27 | 15.1% | 60 | 31.1% | 22.9 | 21.98–23.81 | 79.8 | 77.68–81.85 |
| 55 to 59 Years (n = 224) | 64 | 29.0% | 30 | 12.6% | 71 | 28.0% | 22.7 | 21.87–23.55 | 81.1 | 78.90–83.29 |
| 60 to 64 Years (n = 182) | 59 | 32.4% | 12 | 4.9% | 47 | 27.3% | 21.6 | 20.92–22.34 | 78.0 | 75.95–79.95 |
| Total (n = 1226) | 391 | 33.2% | 167 | 14.3% | 407 | 33.6% | 22.9 | 22.70–23.18 | 80.1 | 79.47–80.68 |
| Male | ||||||||||
| 35 to 39 Years (n = 107) | 31 | 28.6% | 12 | 7.5% | 24 | 17.2% | 21.5 | 20.78–22.29 | 79.9 | 77.70–82.10 |
| 40 to 44 Years (n = 111) | 34 | 22.7% | 15 | 16.6% | 26 | 22.4% | 22.8 | 21.93–23.67 | 82.2 | 79.97–84.39 |
| 45 to 49 Years (n = 104) | 43 | 34.4% | 6 | 4.6% | 27 | 16.4% | 22.0 | 21.39–22.60 | 80.8 | 79.34–82.29 |
| 50 to 54 Years (n = 99) | 26 | 33.2% | 9 | 7.8% | 24 | 20.2% | 21.8 | 21.19–22.49 | 80.3 | 78.30–82.37 |
| 55 to 59 Years (n = 111) | 36 | 22.3% | 9 | 10.8% | 24 | 14.6% | 21.9 | 21.22–22.58 | 81.2 | 79.46–82.90 |
| 60 to 64 Years (n = 90) | 22 | 19.3% | 6 | 6.4% | 12 | 12.8% | 21.0 | 20.24–21.75 | 80.1 | 78.21–82.08 |
| Total (n = 622) | 192 | 27.4% | 57 | 9.2% | 137 | 17.7% | 21.9 | 21.46–22.36 | 80.8 | 79.57–82.01 |
| Female | ||||||||||
| 35 to 39 Years (n = 79) | 22 | 31.7% | 20 | 23.1% | 38 | 48.0% | 23.3 | 22.38–24.23 | 77.5 | 74.92–80.02 |
| 40 to 44 Years (n = 109) | 40 | 39.3% | 26 | 21.6% | 61 | 55.9% | 24.7 | 23.79–25.59 | 80.2 | 78.11–82.35 |
| 45 to 49 Years (n = 109) | 43 | 53.1% | 19 | 22.2% | 53 | 57.8% | 25.1 | 24.36–25.79 | 81.8 | 79.94–83.70 |
| 50 to 54 Years (n = 102) | 29 | 29.5% | 18 | 21.9% | 36 | 41.5% | 23.9 | 22.92–24.83 | 79.2 | 77.39–81.04 |
| 55 to 59 Years (n = 113) | 28 | 37.5% | 21 | 14.9% | 47 | 45.6% | 23.7 | 22.84–24.65 | 81.0 | 78.50–83.49 |
| 60 to 64 Years (n = 92) | 37 | 43.3% | 6 | 3.7% | 35 | 39.3% | 22.2 | 21.40–22.91 | 76.1 | 73.91–78.39 |
| Total (n = 604) | 199 | 38.7% | 110 | 19.2% | 270 | 49.0% | 23.9 | 23.40–24.44 | 79.4 | 78.09–80.67 |