Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Libyan Men and Women

Table 6

The prevalence of normal weight, overweight, and obesity amongst Libyan adults (male and female).

Three weight status categories; (BMI categories)	Gender		Prevalence of overweight; and obesity in Libyan adults
	Male	Female
	N (%)	N (%)
Normal weight	50 (33.8)	49 (19.4)	99 (24.7)
(BMI=18.5–24.9 kg/m^2)
Overweight	48 (32.4)	84 (33.2)	132 (32.9)
(BMI= 25–29.9 kg/m^2)
Obese	50 (33.8)	120 (47.4)	170 (42.4)
(BMI ≥ 30 kg/m^2)
Overweight & obese	98 (24.4)	204 (50.9)	302 (75.3)
(BMI ≥ 25 kg/m^2)