International Differences in the Links between Obesity and Physiological Dysregulation: The United States, England, and Taiwan
Table 2
(a) Distribution of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and mean BMI by BMI categories of high waist circumference in the US, England, and Taiwan. (b) High waist circumference* by BMI categories in the US, England, and Taiwan.
(a)
BMI categories (kg/m2)
Waist circumference (cm)
Underweight
Normal
Obese
Very obese
High
<18.5
18.5–29.9
30–34.9
≥35
≥102 males; ≥88 females
N
%
Mean ± SD
%
Mean ± SD
%
Mean ± SD
%
Mean ± SD
%
Mean ± SD
US
1490
1.7
17.3 ± 1.3
64.7
25.6 ± 2.9
20.3
32.1 ± 2.3
13.4
39.0 ± 4.4
65.5
109.5 ± 12.5
England
7071
0.8
17.4 ± 0.9
67.2
25.6 ± 2.5
22.0
32.0 ± 1.4
10.1
39.2 ± 4.5
55.9
97.5 ± 13.4
Taiwan
1019
3.4
17.5 ± 0.7
89.4
24.2 ± 2.7
6.3
31.6 ± 1.3
0.9
37.2 ± 2.2
15.8
85.4 ± 9.5
(b)
BMI categories (kg/m2)
US
England
Taiwan
N
% with high waist
N
% with high waist
N
% with high waist
Underweight (<18.5)
20
0.0
49
0.0
40
0.0
Normal (18.5–29.9)
950
49.5
4786
36.4
910
11.1
Obese (30–34.9)
293
98.3
1503
96.5
60
78.4
Very obese (≥35)
174
100.0
653
99.7
9
100.0
High waist circumference: men ≥ 102 cm; women ≥ 88 cm.
