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BMI distribution of Japanese and Korean university students. The BMI of Japanese and Korean students was categorized into 3 groups (underweight, normal and obese class1), according to the BMI classification of the Japan Society for the Study of Obesity. |
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| Classification |
BMI |
Total |
Japan (%) |
Korea (%) |
p values |
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| Underweight |
<18.5 |
61(24.7) |
23 (20.2) |
38 (28.6) |
n.s |
| Normal |
18.5≦-<25 |
183 (74.1) |
89 (78.1) |
94 (70.7) |
n.s |
| Obese class 1 |
25≦-<30 |
3 (1.2) |
2 (1.8) |
1 (0.8) |
n.s |
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BMI classification as defined by Japan Society for the Study of Obesity (2000) | |||||
Sakamaki et al. Nutrition Journal 2005 4:31 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-4-31 |
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