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Table 1 Participant demographics and BMI categories

From: Assessing the accuracy of two proxy measures for BMI in a semi-rural, low-resource setting in Guatemala

 

n

%

Age

  

  18-24

9

9.8

  25-29

15

16.3

  30-34

15

16.3

  35-39

15

16.3

  40-44

11

12

  45-49

8

8.7

  50-54

9

9.8

  55-59

6

6.5

  60-64

3

3.3

  65≤

1

1.1

Ethnicity

  

  Maya

33

35.9

  Ladino

57

62

  Not reported

2

2.2

Education

  

  ≤6th grade

33

35.9

  >6th grade

55

59.8

  Not reported

4

4.3

Last time weighed

  

  ≤1 year

64

69.6

  >1 year

28

30.4

Measured BMI category

  

  Below average

1

1.1

  Average

35

38.0

  Overweight

34

37.0

  Obese

22

23.9