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Table 1 BMI prevalence rates by population (diabetic and non-diabetic) population

From: The diabesity health economic crisis—the size of the crisis in a European island state following a cross-sectional study

BMI category

Total Population

Normal % (95% CI)

Overweight % (95% CI)

Obese % (95% CI)

 Total (n = 3947)

30.26% (28.84–31.70)

35.66% (34.17–37.15)

34.11% (32.64–35.60)

 Male (n = 1998)

23.72% (21.91–25.64)

39.39% (37.27–41.55)

36.89% (34.80–39.03)

 Female (n = 1949)

36.94% (34.83–39.11)

31.81% (29.79–33.91)

31.25% (29.23–33.34)

p-value*

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

Diabetic Population

Normal % (95% CI)

Overweight % (95% CI)

Obese % (95% CI)

 Total (n = 410)

7.8% (5.55–10.84)

36.83% (32.30–41.60)

55.37% (50.53–60.11)

 Male (n = 274)

8.39% (5.61–12.33)

39.78% (34.16–45.68)

51.82% (45.92–57.57)

 Female (n = 136)

6.62% (3.36–12.26)

30.88% (23.71–39.10)

62.50% (54.12–70.19)

p-value*

0.73

0.84

0.327

Non-Diabetic Population

Normal % (95% CI)

Overweight % (95% CI)

Obese % (95% CI)

 Total (3537)

32.85% (31.31–34.42)

35.51% (33.76–36.90)

31.64% (30.12–33.19)

 Male (1724)

26.16% (24.14–28.29)

39.33% (37.05–41.65)

34.51% (32.31–36.79)

 Female (n = 1813)

39.22% (36.99–41.48)

31.88% (29.78–34.06)

28.9% (26.86–31.03)

p-value*

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

  1. *Chi squared between each BMI category against gender