Research Article
High Prevalence of Overweight/Obesity in Urban Sri Lanka: Findings from the Colombo Urban Study
Table 3
Prevalence (95% confidence interval) of the degree of generalized obesity.
| | Obesity class 1
| Obesity class 2
| Obesity class 3
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| Both sexes () | | | | All age groups | 36.9 (32.2–41.8) | 13.8 (10.4–17.2) | 1.9 (0.7–3.2) | 18-40 | 38.9 (30.1–47.8) | 11.5 (5.7–17.3) | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) | 41-60 | 34.8 (28.5–41.1) | 20.0 (14.8–25.4) | 3.4 (1.1–5.8) | 60 > | 36.8 (29.5–44.1) | 4.8 (1.5–8.1) | 1.3 (0.0–3.1) | Males () | | | | All age groups | 36.6 (28.0–45.3) | 6.1 (1.4–10.7) | 1.8 (0.0–3.9) | 18-40 | 36.1 (20.6–51.5) | 8.3 (0.0–17.2) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 41-60 | 37.9 (25.9–49.9) | 5.1 (0.0–10.6) | 5.1 (0.0–10.6) | 60 > | 35.4 (22.8–47.9) | 2.1 (0.0–5.8) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | Females () | | | | All age groups | 37.1 (31.3–42.3) | 17.2 (12.9–21.6) | 2.0 (0.1–0.3) | 18-40 | 40.3 (29.4–51.0) | 12.9 (5.5–20.3) | 1.3 (0.0–3.7) | 41-60 | 33.6 (26.2–40.9) | 26.1 (18.2–32.8) | 2.7 (0.1–5.2) | 60 > | 37.5 (28.5–46.5) | 6.2 (1.7–10.7) | 2.1 (0.0–4.7) |
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