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Table 2 Age, height, weight and body mass index (BMI) by sex

From: Population-based survey of overweight and obesity and the associated factors in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda

 

Age (years)

Height (m)

Weight (kg)

BMI, (kg/m2)

Women

 Mean

42.5

1.58

61.1

24.4

 Median

40.0

1.59

58.8

22.1

 SDa

15.3

0.07

13.1

5.1

 IQRb

31.0–52.0

1.54–1.63

51.6–67.8

20.9–26.4

Men

 Mean

43.2

1.68

62.0

21.9

 Median

42.0

1.68

60.3

21.3

 SDa

16.6

0.06

9.8

3.1

 IQRb

30.0–54.0

1.64–1.72

55.9–67.2

19.9–23.0

 F test, p-value

4.93, 0.03

2.69, 0.10

36.44, 0.00

84.16, 0.00

Sexes combined

 Mean

42.8

1.63

61.6

23.2

 Median

41.0

1.64

59.7

22.1

 SDa

16.0

0.08

11.5

4.4

 IQRb

30.0–53.0

1.57–1.69

54.2–67.4

20.3–25.0

  1. a SD, standard deviation, b IQR, interquartile range