Need for weight management in Switzerland: findings from National Blood Pressure Week 2009

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Table 4 Average BMIs NBPW 2009*

	age	n	N	BMI	95% CI
female	18-29	194	551,065	22.2	21.7-22.6
	30-39	146	547,343	23.2	22.6-23.8
	40-49	312	610,493	24.3	23.8-24.9
	50-59	420	493,190	24.4	23.9-24.8
	60-69	508	406,797	25.0	24.6-25.4
	70-79	394	301,560	25.4	24.9-25.9
	> = 80	181	232,027	24.7	24.1-25.2
male	18-29	34	558,698	23.8	22.5-25.2
	30-39	64	545,221	26.1	25.3-26.8
	40-49	160	621,985	26.1	25.6-26.7
	50-59	204	495,701	26.5	25.9-27.1
	60-69	272	384,989	26.6	26.1-27.0
	70-79	196	234,820	26.3	25.8-26.8
	> = 80	85	119,580	25.5	24.8-26.2
total		3,170	6,103,469	24.9	24.6-25.1
female		2,155	3,142,475	24.0	23.7-24.2
male		1,015	2,960,994	25.8	25.4-26.2

*n: number of subjects in the sample; N: estimated number of subjects in the Swiss population; BMI: body mass index kg/m²; CI: confidence intervals. All BMI figures are population corrected (weighted) and are based on arithmetic means within age and gender groups. NBPW BMI was calculated using physical measurements of height and weight. Source: National Blood Pressure Week 2009, pharmaSuisse.

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