Table 1

Distribution of body mass index in the population according to demographic variables and number of comorbidities

Normal weight (%)Overweight (%)Obesity type I (%)Obesity type II (%)Obesity type III (%)
n49 90272 84244 61913 7384544
Sex
 Men32.4052.6150.8340.0029.01
 Women67.6047.3949.1760.0070.99
Age group (years)
 15–4448.0018.0712.8115.4219.54
 45–6427.2033.4734.0737.2242.56
 ≥6524.8048.4753.1247.3637.90
Number of chronic comorbidities
 029.6112.787.776.927.86
 125.6219.3915.2713.8212.87
 21719.7519.271816.97
 311.2416.8418.5117.616.64
 47.1312.5514.8115.415.29
 ≥59.3918.6924.3628.2430.37
Mean (SD)1.79 (1.87)2.74 (2.08)3.19 (2.13)3.40 (2.20)3.50 (2.31)
  • Number of observations=185 645 (patients for whom data on weight and height were available in 2010).