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Distribution of BMI according to WHO classification [17] in 2187 German adults by gender and age |
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| Females |
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| Age class (years) |
Underweight |
Normal weight |
Overweight |
Obesity Degree I |
Obesity Degree II and III |
Total |
| BMI < 18.5 |
BMI 18.5 – < 25 |
BMI 25 – < 30 |
BMI 30 – < 35 |
BMI ≥ 35 |
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| 18 – 30 |
19 (9.3%) |
135 (66.2%) |
31 (15.2%) |
12 (5.9%) |
7 (3.4%) |
204 (18.1%) |
| 31 – 40 |
11 (3.8%) |
191 (65.4%) |
61 (20.9%) |
23 (7.9%) |
6 (2.1%) |
292 (25.9%) |
| 41 – 50 |
12 (4.3%) |
154 (55.4%) |
71 (25.5%) |
23 (8.3%) |
18 (6.5%) |
278 (24.6%) |
| 51 – 65 |
4 (1.1%) |
127 (35.8%) |
118 (33.2%) |
80 (22.5%) |
26 (7.3%) |
355 (31.4%) |
| Total |
46 (4.1%) |
607 (53.8%) |
281 (24.9%) |
138 (12.2%) |
57 (5.0%) |
1129 (100.0%) |
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| Males |
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| Age class (years) |
Underweight |
Normal weight |
Overweight |
Obesity Degree I |
Obesity Degree II and III |
Total |
| BMI < 18.5 |
BMI 18.5 – < 25 |
BMI 25 – < 30 |
BMI 30 – < 35 |
BMI ≥ 35 |
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| 18 – 30 |
4 (1.9%) |
136 (64.8%) |
49 (23.3%) |
15 (7.1%) |
6 (2.9%) |
210 (20.1%) |
| 31 – 40 |
2 (0.7%) |
117 (41.6%) |
123 (43.8%) |
31 (11.0%) |
8 (2.8%) |
281 (26.8%) |
| 41 – 50 |
1 (0.4%) |
79 (34.8%) |
107 (47.1%) |
31 (13.7%) |
9 (4.0%) |
227 (21.7%) |
| 51 – 65 |
1 (0.3%) |
88 (26.8%) |
148 (45.0%) |
69 (21.0%) |
23 (7.0%) |
329 (31.4%) |
| Total |
8 (0.8%) |
420 (40.1%) |
427 (40.8%) |
146 (13.9%) |
46 (4.4%) |
1047 (100.0%) |
Haenle et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:233 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-233 |
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