Table 2 Distribution of BMI according to WHO classification [17] in 2187 German adults by gender and age
Females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age class (years) | Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | Obesity Degree I | Obesity Degree II and III | Total |
|  | BMI < 18.5 | BMI 18.5 – < 25 | BMI 25 – < 30 | BMI 30 – < 35 | BMI ≥ 35 |  |
18 – 30 | 19 (9.3%) | 135 (66.2%) | 31 (15.2%) | 12 (5.9%) | 7 (3.4%) | 204 (18.1%) |
31 – 40 | 11 (3.8%) | 191 (65.4%) | 61 (20.9%) | 23 (7.9%) | 6 (2.1%) | 292 (25.9%) |
41 – 50 | 12 (4.3%) | 154 (55.4%) | 71 (25.5%) | 23 (8.3%) | 18 (6.5%) | 278 (24.6%) |
51 – 65 | 4 (1.1%) | 127 (35.8%) | 118 (33.2%) | 80 (22.5%) | 26 (7.3%) | 355 (31.4%) |
Total | 46 (4.1%) | 607 (53.8%) | 281 (24.9%) | 138 (12.2%) | 57 (5.0%) | 1129 (100.0%) |
Males | ||||||
Age class (years) | Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | Obesity Degree I | Obesity Degree II and III | Total |
|  | BMI < 18.5 | BMI 18.5 – < 25 | BMI 25 – < 30 | BMI 30 – < 35 | BMI ≥ 35 |  |
18 – 30 | 4 (1.9%) | 136 (64.8%) | 49 (23.3%) | 15 (7.1%) | 6 (2.9%) | 210 (20.1%) |
31 – 40 | 2 (0.7%) | 117 (41.6%) | 123 (43.8%) | 31 (11.0%) | 8 (2.8%) | 281 (26.8%) |
41 – 50 | 1 (0.4%) | 79 (34.8%) | 107 (47.1%) | 31 (13.7%) | 9 (4.0%) | 227 (21.7%) |
51 – 65 | 1 (0.3%) | 88 (26.8%) | 148 (45.0%) | 69 (21.0%) | 23 (7.0%) | 329 (31.4%) |
Total | 8 (0.8%) | 420 (40.1%) | 427 (40.8%) | 146 (13.9%) | 46 (4.4%) | 1047 (100.0%) |