Adiposity and Health Status among Adult Male Mundas and Oraons of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India

Table 3

Prevalence of health and nutritional status based on PBF (%) [11] and BMI (kg/m²) [12] among the subjects.

Variable	Cut of point	Classification	Munda	Oraon
BMI (kg/m^2)*	<18.5	Undernutrition	50.0	46.2
	18.5–24.9	Normal	48.1	51.0
	≥25.0	Overweight	1.9	2.9
PBF (%)^#	≤5%	Unhealthy (too low)	29.3	35.4
	6–15%	Acceptable (lower end)	68.5	61.0
	16–24%	Acceptable (upper end)	2.2	3.7
	≥25%	Unhealthy (too high)	—	—

∗Chi-square = 0.467, df = 2, and sig = 0.792.
^#Chi-square = 1.196, df = 2, and sig = 0.550.