Clinical Study
Role of Socioeconomic Indicators on Development of Obesity from a Life Course Perspective
Table 1
Prevalence of overweight and obesity according to BMI at age 57–70 years among 927 men and 1074 women.
| | | Men | Women | | BMI (kg/m) | % | % |
| Underweight | <18.5 | — | 0.6 | Normal | 18.5–24.9 | 26.1 | 31.7 | Overweight | 25.0–29.9 | 51.5 | 40.4 | Obesity, class I | 30.0–34.9 | 17.3 | 18.4 | Obesity, class II | 35.0–39.9 | 3.8 | 6.5 | Obesity, class III | 40 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
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