Research Article

Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

BMI, % BF, WC, and anemia in female and male university students.

VariableTotalWomenMenχ2
n%n%n%

BMI (kg/m2)
Under weight612.7332.5282.91.9130.591
Normal148765.186365.862464.1
Overweight59626.134226.125426.1
Obesity1416.2745.6676.9
% BF
Low120.580.640.4243.690<0.001
Normal102644.964949.537738.7
High84537.056443.028128.9
Very high40217.6916.931132.0
WC
Normal179178.490569.088691.1160.765<0.001
High35715.629522.5626.4
Very high1376.01128.5252.6
Anemia
Yes1807.916312.4171.787.756<0.001
No210592.1114987.695698.3

Note. n = 2285; BMI: body mass index; % FB: body fat percentage; WC: waist circumference. -value. A Chi-square test (χ2) was used to evaluate the degree of significance of the anthropometric data and the sex of the participants. represents the probability that gender is differentiated with anthropometric data and anemia. statistical significance.