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

Table 1 Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity by Age Group in Males (n = 381)

Age groups	Non-Obese (i.e. < 25 kg/m²) (n = 120)	Overweight (i.e. 25 to 29.9 kg/m²) (n = 123)	Class I Obese (i.e. 30 to 34.9 kg/m²) (n = 79)	Class II/III Obese (i.e. ≥ 35 kg/m²) (n = 59)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
18–29 years^a	74 (40.7%)	53 (29.1%)	28 (15.4%)	27 (14.8%)
30–39 years^a	31 (24.0)	48 (37.2%)	30 (23.3%)	20 (15.5%)
40–49 years^a	14 (27.5)	17 (33.3%)	13 (25.5%)	7 (13.7%)
50–67 years^a	1 (5.3)	5 (26.3%)	8 (42.1%)	5 (26.3%)
Total^a	120 (31.5%)	123 (32.3%)	79 (20.7%)	59 (15.5%)

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