Table 2 |
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Prevalence of obesity among students based on BMI by gender |
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| Males |
Females |
Total |
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| Weight Status |
N= |
Percentage |
N= |
Percentage |
N= |
Percentage |
|
|
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| Underweight* |
1 |
1.0 |
8 |
6.4 |
9 |
4.1 |
| Normal** |
47 |
49.0 |
96 |
76.8 |
143 |
64.7 |
| Overweight*** |
36 |
37.5 |
17 |
13.6 |
53 |
24.0 |
| Obese**** |
12 |
12.5 |
4 |
3.2 |
16 |
7.2 |
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Underweight (BMI ≤ 18.5), ** Normal (BMI between 18.5 – 24.9), *** Overweight (BMI between 25–29.9), **** Obese (BMI ≥ 30). |
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Yahia et al. Nutrition Journal 2008 7:32 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-32 |
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