Prevalence of overweight and obesity based on the body mass index; a cross-sectional study in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia

Table 2 Overweight and Obesity by Age Group in Females (n = 638)

Age group	Non-Obese (< 25 kg/m²) (n = 345)	Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m²) (n = 149)	Class I Obese (30–34.9 kg/m²) (n = 90)	Class II/III Obese (≥ 35 kg/m²) (n = 53)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
18–29 years^a	336 (61.0%)	117 (21.2%)	67 (12.2%)	31 (5.6%)
30–39 years^a	8 (14.3)	25 (44.6%)	16 (28.6%)	7 (12.5%)
40–49 years^a	1 (4.3)	5 (21.7%)	4 (17.4%)	13 (56.5%)
50–67 years^a	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	2 (28.6%)
Total^a	345 (54.2%)	149 (23.4%)	90 (14.1%)	53 (8.3%)

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