Research Article
Obesity, Overweight, and Perceptions about Body Weight among Middle-Aged Adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Table 2
Weight change and perception about body weight among men and women.
| | All () | Men () | Women () | value | | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Weight change in the past 1 year | | | | 0.40 | | Has decreased | 33 (16) | 19 (17) | 14 (15) | | | Has not changed | 105 (50) | 53 (46) | 52 (55) | | | Has increased | 71 (34) | 43 (37) | 28 (30) | | | Ever tried to lose weight | | | | 0.41 | | Yes | 47 (22) | 23 (20) | 24 (26) | | | No | 162 (78) | 92 (80) | 70 (74) | | | Perception about current weight | | | | 0.01 | | Underweight | 39 (19) | 20 (18) | 19 (20) | | | Normal weight | 130 (62) | 81 (70) | 49 (52) | | | Overweight | 38 (18) | 14 (12) | 24 (26) | | | Obese | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | |
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