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Table 1 Population characteristics

From: Obesity measures in the Kiribati population: a need to reclassify body mass index cut-points

 

South Tarawa

(N = 171)

Butaritari

(N = 312)

Total

(N = 483)

P-value

Age (yrs)(Mean ± SD)

40.8 ± 9.4

40.4 ± 13.6

40.6 ± 12.2

0.740

PAL (Mean ± SD)

1.5 ± 0.2

2.5 ± 1.4

2.2 ± 1.2

P < 0.0001

Height (m) (Mean ± SD)

162.0 ± 7.3

161.3 ± 8.2

161.6 ± 7.9

0.374

Weight (kg) (Mean ± SD)

88.6 ± 17.8

78.5 ± 15.2

82.1 ± 16.9

P < 0.0001

Body fat, % (Mean ± SD)

38.4 ± 7.8

32.3 ± 11.4

34.5 ± 10.7

P < 0.0001

Body mass index, kg/m2 (Mean ± SD)

33.7 ± 6.2

30.4 ± 6.6

31.6 ± 6.7

P < 0.0001

Males (%)

38 (26.0%)

108 (74.0%)

146 (30.2%)

0.005

Females (%)

133 (39.5%)

204 (60.5%)

337 (69.8%)

 

BF% Classification (BIA)

 Low (%)

1 (0.6)

2 (0.6)

3 (1.0)

 

 Normal (%)

14 (8.2)

110 (35.3)

124 (25.7)

P < 0.0001

 High (%)

35 (20.4)

104 (33.3)

137 (28.4)

 

 Very High (%)

121 (70.8)

96 (30.8)

217 (44.9)

 

Classification of BMI (kg/m2)

 Underweight (%)

1 (0.6)

1 (0.2)

 

 Normal (%)

6 (3.5)

64 (20.5)

70 (14.5)

 

 Overweight (%)

36 (21.1)

102 (32.7)

138 (28.6)

 

 Obesity Class I (%)

50 (29.2)

80 (25.6)

130 (26.9)

P < 0.0001

 Obesity Class II (%)

39 (22.8)

47 (15.1)

86 (17.8)

 

 Obesity Class III (%)

39 (22.8)

19 (6.1)

58 (12.0)