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Table 1 Sample Body Mass Index Distribution

From: Comparison of body mass index range criteria and their association with cognition, functioning and depression: a cross-sectional study in Mexican older adults

 

Total

N = 395

Male

n = 112

Female

n = 283

 

WHO

n (%)

CDH

n (%)

WHO

n (%)

CDH

n (%)

WHO

n (%)

CDH

n (%)

Underweight

10 (2.5)

81 (20.5)

0 (0)

20 (17.9)

10 (3.5)

61 (21.6)

Normal weight

127 (32.2)

190 (48.1)

41 (36.6)

56 (50.0)

86 (30.4)

134 (47.3)

Overweight

258 (65.3)

124 (31.4)

71 (63.4)

36 (32.1)

187 (66.1)

88 (31.1)

  1. BMI Body Mass Index
  2. WHO World Health Organization Body Mass Index Criterion
  3. CDH United States National Research Council Committee on Diet and Health Body Mass Index Criterion
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BMC Geriatrics

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