Research Article

Is There an Association between Socioeconomic Status and Body Mass Index among Adolescents in Mauritius?

Table 2

Body mass index for each socioeconomic group.

SES classificationMean BMI (±SD)BMI classification (%)
UnderweightHealthy weightOverweightObese

Low SES19.9 (±4.41)16.758.814.79.8
High SES18.5 (±2.83)11.276.59.23.1