Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 22.
Published in final edited form as: Syst Dyn Rev. 2013 Oct-Dec;29(4):197–215. doi: 10.1002/sdr.1508

Table 1.

Comparing weight status distribution obtained from aggregate model and individual-based model

BMI Categories Initial Condition Individual-based Model (Year 15) Aggregate model (Year 15)
Underweight Population (BMI < 20) 0.0905 0.0238 0.0406
Normal Weight Population (20 <=BMI < 25) 0.3270 0.2655 0.2526
Overweight Population (25 <= BMI <30) 0.2602 0.3130 0.2953
Obese population (BMI >= 30) 0.3224 0.3979 0.4115