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. 2015 Jul;25(3):199–208. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v25i3.2

Table 2.

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among the Rengma-Naga individuals

Excess Adiposity Male
(N=422)
Female
(N=404)
Total
(N=826)
Sex difference
2-value)
Overweight (BMI 23.00–24.99 kg/m2) 166 (39.34) 103 (25.50) 269 (32.57) 9.21**
Obese (BMI.25.00 kg/m2) 42 (9.95) 47 (11.63) 89 (10.77) 0.49

Combined overweight (BMI.23.00 kg/m2) 208 (49.29) 150 (37.13) 358 (43.34) 4.93*

Values in parenthesis indicates percentages,

*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01