Table 6.
BMI distribution according to education level
| BMI | Education (%) | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illiterate | Primary | Intermediate | Secondary | University | ||
| Underweight | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.0) | 2 (1.4) | 0.004 |
| Normal Weight | 11 (7.2) | 16 (9.3) | 5 (10.2) | 18 (18.2) | 31 (22.3) | |
| Overweight | 51 (33.3) | 42 (24.4) | 17 (34.7) | 28 (28.3) | 33 (23.7) | |
| Class I Obesity | 59 (38.6) | 53 (30.8) | 13 (26.5) | 34 (34.3) | 47 (33.8) | |
| Class II Obesity | 22 (14.4) | 41 (23.8) | 12 (24.5) | 12 (12.1) | 18 (12.9) | |
| Class III Obesity | 9 (5.9) | 19 (11.0) | 2 (4.1) | 5 (5.1) | 8 (5.8) | |
| Total | 153 (100.0) | 172 (100.0) | 49 (100.0) | 99 (100.0) | 139 (100.0) | |