Interactions of Overweight, Poor Oral Health, and Stress Related to Chronic Disease in an Aging Population

Table 5

Prevalence of excess body mass among Lao immigrants (California) and in several countries of Asia and Africa.

			Prevalence (%)^1
Country (year of report)	Gender	Age group	BMI range (kg/m^2)
			≥25^2	≥30^2
Hmong of Central Valley, CA (2009)	Female	60+	58.8	14.6
Lao PDR (2005)	Female	30+	54.7	14.5
Cambodia (2006)	Female	40–49	17.0	2.4
Vietnam (2005)	Female	30+	13.0	0.5
Congo (2005)	Female	40–49	43.5	17.0
Malawi (2005)	Female	45–49	19.3	4.8
Namibia (2007)	Female	40–49	47.4	25.7
Uganda (2005)	Female	30+	24.2	2.0

¹Urban and rural data combined.
²BMI ≥ 25: elevated risk of chronic diseases; ≥30: high risk of chronic diseases (acceptable risk: 18.5–24.9 kg/m²).