Research Article
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Students in the Kumasi Metropolis
Table 1
Summary of anthropometric measurements per sex of study subjects.
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Parameters | Males | Females | | Mean ± SD
95% CI | Mean ± SD
95% CI |
| | Weight (kg) | 54.71 ± 9.27 [53.64, 55.78] | 51.12 ± 10.36 [49.71, 52.52] | | Height (cm) | 160.85 ± 9.03 [159.80, 161.89] | 157.24 ± 8.97 [156.02, 158.46] | | BMI (kg/m2) | 21.04 ± 2.64 [20.74, 21.35] | 20.57 ± 3.27 [20.13, 21.02] |
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CI: confidence interval; BMI: body mass index.
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