Table 5 Body mass index percent distribution among seafarers of different nationalities compared with general population data of the same country
From: Overweight among seafarers working on board merchant ships
|  | Underweight (<  18.5) | Healthy Weight (18.5–24.9) | Overweight (25–29.9) | Obese ≥ 30 | Overweight & Obese |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Filipinos general population mean [25] | 10.6% | 68.5% | 17.9% | 3.0% | 20.9% |
Filipinos seafarers | 1.2% | 61.1% | 30.4% | 7.4% | 37.7% |
Indian general population mean [26] | 33.7% | 56.6% | 8.4% | 1.3% | 9.7% |
Indian seafarers | 0.9% | 46.2% | 41.2% | 11.8% | 52.9% |
Italian general population mean [27] | 0.8% | 50,9% | 39.8% | 8.5% | 48,3% |
Italian seafarers | 1.6% | 46.4% | 40.6% | 11.4% | 52.0% |
Romanian general population mean [28] | 0.9% | 29.1% | 53.1% | 16.9% | 70.0% |
Romanian seafarers | 0 | 23.1% | 58.7% | 18.2% | 76.9% |