Table 3

Prevalence of underweight, overweight and general obesity among study participants

nUnderweight, %, (95% CI)Overweight, %, (95% CI)Obesity, %, (95% CI)
Gender
 Male22238.10 (6.71 to 97.3)13.91 (11.88 to 16.22)3.29 (2.33 to 4.62)
 Female224915.05 (13.19 to 17.12)13.74 (11.86 to 15.86)6.24 (5.11 to 7.60)
Age groups (years)
 25–3419779.32 (7.76 to 11.17)12.09 (10.22 to 14.24)3.73 (2.69 to 5.16)
 35–44113310.77 (8.70 to 13.25)16.12 (13.35 to 19.34)5.64 (4.26 to 7.43)
 45–5482814.05 (11.63 to 16.89)15.75 (12.79 to 19.24)5.26 (3.61 to 7.61)
 55–6453418.75 (15.04 to 23.13)11.22 (8.36 to 14.90)6.10 (3.97 to 9.24)
Residence
 Rural347913.32 (11.79 to 15.03)9.74 (8.33 to 11.35)1.89 (1.40 to 2.53)
 Urban9937.67 (5.09 to 11.42)24.46 (20.06 to 29.47)12.54 (9.75 to 15.99)
Total447211.76 (10.40 to 13.27)13.82 (12.25 to 15.55)4.84 (3.99 to 5.86)