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2005
|
2009
|
2013
|
|---|
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Men
|
|
Not obese
|
79.7 (76.4 to 82.7)
|
68.4 (64.0 to 72.4)
|
66.4 (63.7 to 69.0)
|
|
Obese by WC only
|
0.3 (0.1 to 0.8)
|
1.0 (0.5 to 2.0)
|
0.8 (0.4 to 1.5)
|
|
Obese by BMI only
|
10.5 (8.5 to 12.9)
|
17.6 (14.9 to 20.7)
|
15.2 (13.1 to 17.6)
|
|
Obese by both BMI and WC
|
9.5 (7.5 to 12.0)
|
13.0 (10.4 to 16.2)
|
17.6 (15.0 to 20.5)
|
|
Women
|
|
Not obese
|
59.5 (56.8 to 62.1)
|
52.1 (49.4 to 54.7)
|
42.8 (40.5 to 45.2)
|
|
Obese by WC only
|
7.1 (5.4 to 9.1)
|
12.4 (10.5 to 14.6)
|
13.5 (10.8 to 16.6)
|
|
Obese by BMI only
|
7.4 (5.4 to 10.2)
|
4.7 (3.4 to 6.5)
|
4.9 (3.5 to 6.8)
|
|
Obese by both BMI and WC
|
26.0 (23.5 to 28.6)
|
30.8 (27.8 to 34.0)
|
38.8 (36.0 to 41.7)
|
|
Total
|
|
Not obese
|
70.0 (67.9 to 72.0)
|
60.3 (57.6 to 63.0)
|
54.6 (52.5 to 56.6)
|
|
Obese by WC only
|
3.5 (2.7 to 4.6)
|
6.6 (5.5 to 7.9)
|
7.2 (5.7 to 9.0)
|
|
Obese by BMI only
|
9.0 (7.4 to 11.0)
|
11.3 (9.4 to 13.5)
|
10.0 (8.6 to 11.6)
|
|
Obese by both BMI and WC
|
17.4 (15.7 to 19.3)
|
21.8 (19.6 to 24.2)
|
28.3 (26.1 to 30.5)
|
- Abbreviations: WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index
- Prevalence estimates are represented as percentages
- Asian-specific BMI threshold for obesity is defined as BMI of 27.5 kg/m2 (Asian-specific general obesity)
- Asian-specific WC threshold for obesity is defined as WC of ≥102 cm for men and ≥88 cm for women (Asian-specific abdominal obesity, noting that these thresholds are the same as the international thresholds)
- Not obese (BMI < 27.5, WC < 102 for men, WC < 88 for women), obese by WC only (BMI < 27.5, WC ≥ 102 for men, WC ≥ 88 for women), obese by both BMI and WC (BMI ≥ 27.5, WC ≥ 102 for men, WC ≥ 88 for women) and obese by BMI only (BMI ≥ 27.5, WC < 102 for men, WC < 88 for women)
