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Table 8 Proportion in BMI categories by state, sex and age group, SA and WA, 2006

From: Food consumption habits in two states of Australia, as measured by a Food Frequency Questionnaire

 

Underweight/

normal weight

Overweight

Obese

 

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

SA

43.6

38.6-48.7

38.8

34.0-43.8

17.6

14.3-21.5

WA

46.3

41.0-51.8

38.1

33.0-43.4

15.6

12.3-19.6

Male

39.0

32.9-45.4

46.3

40.1-52.5

14.8

11.1-19.5

Female

51.3

47.1-55.5

30.6

26.8-34.6

18.1

15.2-21.4

18-44

53.0

46.4-59.6

33.9

27.9-40.5

13.0

9.2-18.1

45-64

34.5

30.0-39.3

43.0

38.2-48.1

22.4

18.7-26.6

65+

43.4

37.8-49.1

41.7

36.0-47.5

15.0

11.6-19.2

Persons

45.2

41.4-48.9

38.4

34.8-42.1

16.5

14.0-19.2