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Table 1 BMI category by sex

From: Obesity and elevated blood pressure among adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

 

BIM

 

Sex

Underweight N (%)

Normal N (%)

Overweight N (%)

Obese N (%)

Total N (%)

Male

15 (1.7)

311 (35.1)

41 (4.6)

33 (3.7)

400 (45.2)

Female

8 (0.9)

346 (39.1)

81 (9.2)

50 (5.7)

485 (54.8)

Total

23 (2.6)

657 (74.2)

122 (13.8)

83 (9.4)

885 (100)

  1. Percentages of the total number of subjects are in brackets. BMI: Body mass index.