Table 1 Description of data sets, study sample size, proportion of women (both seropositive and seronegative) classified as underweight, normal, overweight, and obese for countries included in the study
| Â | Â | Â | BMI classification (all sample) (m 2 /kg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region/Country | Year of survey | Sample size | Underweight (<18.5) | Normal (18.5–24.9) | Overweight (25.0 – 29.9) | Obese (≥ 30) |
Central Africa | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Rwanda | 2005 | 11, 321 | 9.9 | 78.2 | 11.0 | 1.0 |
   Cameroon | 2004 | 10. 656 | 6.3 | 65.2 | 20.6 | 7.9 |
Eastern Africa | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Kenya | 2003 | 8, 195 | 11.9 | 63.8 | 17.4 | 6.8 |
   Ethiopia | 2005 | 14, 070 | 26.6 | 67.0 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
Southern Africa | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Lesotho | 2004 | 7, 095 | 5.5 | 53.9 | 25.5 | 15.1 |
   Malawi | 2004 | 11, 698 | 9.2 | 77.5 | 10.8 | 2.5 |
   Zimbabwe | 2006 | 8,907 | 9.1 | 66.1 | 17.9 | 6.9 |
Western Africa | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Burkina Faso | 2003 | 12, 477 | 21.6 | 69.8 | 6.4 | 2.2 |
   Ghana | 2003 | 5, 691 | 9.8 | 67.2 | 15.8 | 7.3 |
   Guinea | 2005 | 7, 954 | 13.7 | 73.1 | 10.7 | 2.5 |
   Senegal | 2005 | 14, 602 | 18.1 | 61.6 | 14.0 | 6.2 |