Table 2 Distribution of weight status by gender
| Â | South Korea | Taiwan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
Underweight | 20 | 92 | 112 | 37 | 84 | 121 |
(2.7%) | (11.3%) | (7.2%) | (3.5%) | (8.1%) | (5.8%) | |
Normal | 309 | 466 | 775 | 367 | 500 | 867 |
(41.6%) | (57.3%) | (49.8%) | (34.6%) | (48.4%) | (41.4%) | |
Overweight | 198 | 116 | 314 | 238 | 174 | 412 |
(26.7%) | (14.3%) | (20.2%) | (22.2%) | (16.8%) | (19. 7%) | |
Obese | 194 | 125 | 319 | 362 | 220 | 582 |
(26.2%) | (15.4%) | (20.5%) | (34.1%) | (21.3%) | (27.8%) | |
Severely obese | 21 | 15 | 36 | 57 | 56 | 113 |
(2.8%) | (1.8%) | (2.3%) | (5.4%) | (5.4%) | (5.4%) | |
Total | 742 | 814 | 1556 | 1061 | 1034 | 2095 |
(100%) | (100%) | (100%) | (100%) | (100%) | (100%) | |
Chi-squared (4) | 112.3*** | 82.9*** | ||||