The Impact of Incarceration on Obesity: Are Prisoners with Chronic Diseases Becoming Overweight and Obese during Their Confinement?

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">BMI</td><td align="center">Weight status</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Underweight</td><td align="center">&lt;18.5</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Normal</td><td align="center">18.5–24.9</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Overweight</td><td align="center">25.0–29.9 </td></tr><tr><td align="left">Obese</td><td align="center">≥30.0</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Journal of Obesity

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Table 2: The Impact of Incarceration on Obesity: Are Prisoners with Chronic Diseases Becoming Overweight and Obese during Their Confinement? 