Body Fat and Body-Mass Index among a Multiethnic Sample of College-Age Men and Women

Table 3

Classification of obesity for Asian-American and US white college age adults using body-mass index and percentage body fat.

		Classification of						Classification of
		obesity in US Whites*						obesity in US Asians**
		BMI						BMI
		<30.0 kg/m^2		≥30.0 kg/m^2				<27.5 kg/m^2		≥27.5 kg/m^2
		𝑁	%	𝑁	%			𝑁	%	𝑁	%
Males						Males
Percentage	<25%	56	71.8	22	28.2	Percentage	<25%	85	63.0	50	37.0
Body fat	≥25%	5	29.4	12	70.6	Body fat	≥25%	3	8.6	32	91.4
Sensitivity	70.6%					Sensitivity	91.0%
Specificity	71.8%					Specificity	63.0%
Females						Females
Percentage	<30%	89	97.8	2	2.2	Percentage	<30%	172	81.1	40	18.9
Body fat	≥30%	15	50.0	15	50.0	Body fat	≥30%	59	63.4	34	36.6
Sensitivity	50.0%					Sensitivity	36.6%
Specificity	97.8%					Specificity	81.1%

*WHO: see [23].
**WHO: see [24].
BMI: body-mass index.