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Table 2 Overall and gender prevalence of overweight and obesity

From: Prevalence and determinants of obesity - a cross-sectional study of an adult Northern Nigerian population

BMI†

Male (n = 129);

n (%)

Female (n = 171);

n (%)

Overall (n = 300);

n (%)

p value

Overweight

54 (41.9)

106 (62.0)

160 (53.3)

0.0005*

Obesity

12 (9.3)

51 (29.8)

63 (21.0)

0.00002*

    Class 1

10 (7.8)

32 (18.7)

42 (14.0)

0.007*

    Class 2

2 (1.6)

12 (7.0)

14 (4.7)

0.026*

    Class 3

0 (0.0)

7 (4.1)

7 (2.3)

0.05

  1. †Body mass index; *p < 0.05
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