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Table 2 BMI categorisation frequencies

From: The association between obesity and quality of life: a retrospective analysis of a large-scale population-based cohort study

Weight status

BMI range

Frequency (valid %)1

Normal weight

18 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 25 kg/m2

27,488 (43.1%)

Overweight

25 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2

21,994 (34.5%)

Obese

30 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 40 kg/m2

12,676 (19.9%)

Morbidly obese

BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2

1678 (2.6%)

  1. 1Frequencies do not add to 100% due to rounding
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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