Community-Specific BMI Cutoff Points for South Indian Females

Table 3

Age group * BMI range cross tabulation.

			BMI range			Total
			Normal	At risk	Obese
Age group	18–29	Count	11	9	9	29
		% within age group	37.9%	31.0%	31.0%	100.0%
		% within BMI range	42.3%	56.3%	20.0%	33.3%
		% of total	12.6%	10.3%	10.3%	33.3%
	30–39	Count	3	4	17	24
		% within age group	12.5%	16.7%	70.8%	100.0%
		% within BMI range	11.5%	25.0%	37.8%	27.6%
		% of total	3.4%	4.6%	19.5%	27.6%
	40–49	Count	5	1	10	16
		% within age group	31.3%	6.3%	62.5%	100.0%
		% within BMI range	19.2%	6.3%	22.2%	18.4%
		% of total	5.7%	1.1%	11.5%	18.4%
	50–59	Count	4	1	5	10
		% within age group	40.0%	10.0%	50.0%	100.0%
		% within BMI range	15.4%	6.3%	11.1%	11.5%
		% of total	4.6%	1.1%	5.7%	11.5%
	60–69	Count	3	1	4	8
		% within age group	37.5%	12.5%	50.0%	100.0%
		% within BMI range	11.5%	6.3%	8.9%	9.2%
		% of total	3.4%	1.1%	4.6%	9.2%
Total		Count	26	16	45	87
		% within age group	29.9%	18.4%	51.7%	100.0%
		% within BMI range	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
		% of total	29.9%	18.4%	51.7%	100.0%