Table 4 Sex-and-age-stratified prevalence (mean percentage and 95% confidence interval) of underweight, overweight and obesity determined by body mass index and sex-and-age-specific percentage body fat mass criteria

BMI

Underweight

1.1 (0.1, 3.9)

1.0 (0.1, 3.7)

0.0 (0.0, 1.4)

0.0 (0.0, 1.3)

0.9 (0.1, 3.4)

0.8 (0.1, 3.0)

1.6 (0.3, 4.5)

Overweight

29.3 (22.8, 36.5)

42.6 (35.5, 49.8)

49.5 (42.5, 56.4)

55.4 (48.6, 62.1)

48.8 (41.9, 55.8)

50.8 (44.3, 57.4)

50.3 (43.0, 57.5)

Obese

8.3 (4.7, 13.3)

17.4 (12.4, 23.5)

20.9 (15.5, 27.1)

25.7 (20.1, 31.9)

29.9 (23.8, 36.5)

23.5 (18.3, 29.4)

13.5 (9.0, 19.1)

%BF

Underweight

4.4 (1.9, 8.5)

6.2 (3.2, 10.5)

1.5 (0.3, 4.2)

1.8 (0.5, 4.5)

2.4 (0.8, 5.4)

1.7 (0.5, 4.2)

2.1 (0.6, 5.2)

Overweight

22.7 (16.8, 29.4)

34.9 (28.2, 42.0)

51.5 (44.4, 58.5)

49.5 (42.8, 56.3)

42.7 (35.9, 49.6)

44.1 (37.7, 50.7)

42.0 (34.9, 49.3)

Obese

24.3 (18.3, 31.2)

25.1 (19.2, 31.8)

18.9 (13.8, 25.0)

25.7 (20.1, 31.9)

28.9 (22.9, 35.5)

29.0 (23.3, 35.2)

28.0 (21.8, 34.9)

Women

n

191

138

175

183

154

132

72

BMI

Underweight

2.1 (0.6, 5.3)

0.7 (0.0, 4.0)

1.1 (0.1, 4.1)

0.5 (0.0, 3.0)

1.3 (0.2, 4.6)

1.5 (0.2, 5.4)

4.2 (0.9, 11.7)

Overweight

22.0 (16.3, 28.5)

24.6 (17.7, 32.7)

34.3 (27.3, 41.8)

31.7 (25.0, 39.0)

33.8 (26.4, 41.8)

40.2 (31.7, 49.0)

37.5 (26.4, 49.7)

Obese

22.0 (16.3, 28.5)

21.7 (15.2, 29.6)

28.6 (22.0, 35.9)

38.3 (31.2, 45.7)

35.1 (27.6, 43.2)

30.3 (22.6, 38.9)

20.8 (12.2, 32.0)

%BF

Underweight

6.3 (3.3, 10.7)

5.8 (2.5, 11.1)

2.9 (0.9, 6.5)

1.1 (0.1, 3.9)

1.3 (0.2, 4.6)

3.0 (0.8, 7.6)

6.9 (2.3, 15.5)

Overweight

23.6 (17.7, 30.2)

25.4 (18.3, 33.5)

34.9 (27.8, 41.4)

35.0 (28.1, 42.4)

34.4 (27.0, 42.5)

53.0 (44.2, 61.8)

36.1 (25.1, 48.3)

Obese

25.7 (19.6, 32.5)

25.4 (18.3, 33.5)

29.1 (22.5, 36.5)

38.8 (31.7, 46.3)

33.1 (25.8, 41.1)

28.0 (20.6, 36.5)

23.6 (14.4, 35.1)