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. 2008 Apr 16;1(2):80–87. doi: 10.1159/000124237

Table 3.

Distribution of BMI in men and women according to age groups (median cut-off)

BMIa Men
Women
<39.2 yearsb
>39.2 yearsb
<31.5 yearsb
>31.5 yearsb
n % n % n % n %
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) 6 0.3 4 0.2 241 9.5 111 4.4
Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) 1,095 60.1 673 37.0 2,103 83.1 1,975 78.0
Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) 630 34.6 956 52.5 158 6.2 386 15.2
Obesity (>30 kg/m2) 91 5.0 188 10.3 28 1.1 61 2.4
a

p < 0.001 from Pearson’s chi square test.

b

Sex-specific median age.