Table 1.

Prevalence of overweight and obesity of Australian men and women aged 25–64 years in national nutrition surveys from 1983, 1995 and 2012.

			Body Mass Index Category
Sex	Year	(n)	Underweight	Normal	Overweight	Obese
Males	1983	3021	1.2	48.9	40.5	9.4
	1995	3660	0.3	31.6	48.2	19.8
	2012	2683	0.8	27.0	44.5	27.8
Females	1983	3233	3.6	65.7	21.0	9.8
	1995	3958	1.8	48.4	30.3	19.5
	2012	2865	1.8	40.8	29.9	27.6
Total Population	1983	6254	2.5	57.8	30.2	9.6
	1995	7618	1.1	39.8	39.5	19.7
	2012	5548	1.3	33.7	37.4	27.7

Survey weights applied. Underweight (<18.5 kg/m²); normal (18.5 to <25.0 kg/m²); overweight (25.0 kg/m² to <30.0 kg/m²) and obese (≥30.0 kg/m²).