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. 2017 Apr 5;7:45637. doi: 10.1038/srep45637

Table 2. BMI according to WHO, Asian and Chinese criteria.

  Total N (%) Male N (%) Female N (%)
WHO criteria
<18.5 548 (5.2) 297 (5.9) 251 (4.6)
18.5 ~ 24.9 6168 (59.0) 3217 (63.6) 2951 (54.7)
25.0 ~ 29.9 3144 (30.1) 1350 (26.7) 1794 (33.2)
≥30.0 595 (5.7) 192 (3.8) 403 (7.5)
Asian criteria
<18.5 548 (5.2) 297 (5.9) 251 (4.6)
18.5 ~ 22.9 4006 (38.3) 2203 (55.0) 1803 (33.4)
23.0 ~ 24.9 2159 (20.7) 1014 (20.1) 1145 (21.2)
≥25.0 3742 (35.8) 1542 (30.5) 2200 (40.7)
Chinese criteria
<18.5 548 (5.2) 297 (5.9) 251 (4.6)
18.5 ~ 23.9 5124 (49.0) 2732 (54.0) 2392 (44.3)
24.0 ~ 27.9 3394 (32.5) 1497 (29.6) 1896 (35.1)
≥28.0 1389 (13.3) 530 (10.5) 859 (15.9)