The Investigation of Sex Differences in the Effect of Body Mass Index

Table 2

Prevalence of normal, overweight, and obesity adjusted by gender and age.

	BMI<24,%	24≤BMI<28,%	BMI≥28,%		P
Male	51.62	34.98	13.40	102122	<0.001
17-45	58.46	57.73	59.81
45-68	31.65	36.03	35.30
68-97	9.89	6.24	4.89
Female	57.27	29.70	13.03	460007	<0.001
17-45	63.98	49.64	48.52
45-68	26.89	44.20	42.00
68-97	9.13	6.15	9.48
	54048.1659	69159.8491	63710.9532
P value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

means weight was considered in calculation of all percentages; test.