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Table 2 Prevalence of abnormal body composition in the population, defined by different criteria

From: Obesity in young-adult Nigerians: variations in prevalence determined by anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis, and the development of % body fat prediction equations

 

Males (893)

Females (691)

P

All (1584)

Thin (%)

18.7

28.1

0.133

22.8

Overweight (%)

26.0

15.5

0.077

19.5

Obese (%)

10.3

7.1

0.447

8.9

Thin (%)

3.9

6.1

0.527

4.9

Overweight (%)

17.1

22.3

0.205

19.4

Obese (%)

0.4

2.5

0.082

1.3

Overweight/Obese (%)

1.3

16.1

<0.001

7.5

Overweight/Obese (%)

4.3

1.2

0.174

2.9

Overweight/Obese (%)

14.8

16.2

0.845

15.4

  1. P values are for Chi-square tests between the sexes.