Skip to main content

Table 7 Prevalence of subjects in BMI and WC categories below and above threshold for weight management*

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

 

female

male

total

 

%

(N)

95% CI

%

(N)

95% CI

%

(N)

95% CI

BMI ≥ 25

33.3

30.5-36.1

48.6

43.5-53.8

40.7

37.7-43.9

WC ≥ 94 (80)

(1,045,299)

(1,439,830)

(2,485,129)

BMI < 25

35.2

32.6-37.8

11.5

9.3-14.1

23.7

21.7-25.9

WC ≥ 94 (80)

(1,105,563)

(340,568)

(1,446,130)

BMI < 25

31.3

28.4-34.5

34.3

28.6-40.3

32.8

29.3-36.4

WC < 94 (80)

(984,841)

(1,014,102)

(1,998,944)

BMI ≥ 25

0.2

0.1-0.6

5.6

4.2-7.6

2.8

2.1-3.8

WC < 94 (80)

(6,772)

(166,494)

(173,266)

total

100

 

100

 

100

 
 

(3,142,475)

(2,960,994)

(6,103,469)

  1. * N: estimated number of subjects in BMI/WC category; %: estimated prevalence of subjects in BMI/WC category in the Swiss population; CI: confidence intervals; WC: waist circumference. All values are population corrected (weighted). All BMI and WC values are based on arithmetic means within groups; BMI and WC were calculated using physical measurements of height and weight and waist circumference. Sources: National Blood Pressure Week 2009, pharmaSuisse & Swiss Heart Foundation.