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. 2021 Sep;50(9):1919–1921. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v50i9.7078

Table 1:

Difference in prevalences of the different types of overweight/obesity according to different anthropometric indices, by gender

Gender Obesity type Anthropometric index Prevalence (%) P-value
Total General obesity BMI 21.3 0.186
BF% 22.7
Abdominal obesity WC 11.7 0.011
WHtR 9.7
Male General obesity BMI 31.4 0.001
BF% 15.5
Abdominal obesity WC 12.2 0.034
WHtR 15.1
Female General obesity BMI 13.9 0.001
BF% 28.1
Abdominal obesity WC 11.4 0.001
WHtR 5.7