Table 1 |
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General and anthropometric characteristics of the study subjects |
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Mean age (yrs) |
68.9 (8.80); Range: 50 - 98 yr |
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Education (% number of subjects ) |
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Primary |
24 |
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High |
8 |
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Others (non-conventional)1 |
17 |
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Illiterate |
51 |
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% number of economically active2 |
41 |
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% number living with families |
82 |
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% number whose wives had died |
48 |
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% number in four BMI groups 3 |
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≥ 30 |
13.1% |
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24.9 - 29.9 |
3.1% |
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18 - 24.9 |
73.0% |
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<18 |
10.8% |
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Mean (SD) % BF in four BMI groups |
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Obese |
38.4 (7.21) |
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Overweight |
32.2 (5.18) |
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Normal Weight |
25.6 (5.52) |
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Underweight |
15.1 ( 6.41) |
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1Non-conventional refers to the particular education system imparted in local Madrassas (the religious education system in Pakistan).2Economically active refers here to an engagement in a job or service for earning purpose.3BMI categories as per WHO (2003) |
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Alam et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:111 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-111 |
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