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Table 3 Estimate of overweight/obesity prevalence based on body mass index

From: Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among undergraduate student population in Ghana: an evaluation study of body composition indices

Obesity definition

Male students

Female students

< 20 years

(n = 170)

≥ 20 years

(n = 284)

Total

(n = 454)

< 20 years

(n = 266)

≥ 20 years

(n = 307)

Total

(n = 573)

BMI criteria

      

25.0-29.9

20 (11.8)

36 (12.7)

56 (12.3)

54 (20.3)

77 (25.1)

131 (22.8)

≥ 30.0

3 (1.8)

8 (2.8)

11 (2.4)

16 (6.0)

29 (9.4)

46 (8.0)

  1. The values shown are the actual number of individuals and gender-specific percentages