Table 3: Comparison of the nutritional status indicators by age group.

Variables All
n (%)
n=508
18-35 years
n (%)
n=246
36-45 years
n (%)
n=197
>45 years
n (%)
n=65
P-value
BMI 0.002*
Normal 142 (28) 71 (29) 61 (31) 10 (15)
Overweight 139 (27) 81 (33) 46 (23) 12 (18)
Obese 215 (42) 88 (36) 85 (43) 42 (65)
Underweight 12 (2) 6 (2) 5 (3) 1 (2)
WC ≤0.0001*
Normal 239 (47) 126 (51) 97 (49) 16 (25)
Abdominal obesity 269 (53) 120 (49) 100 (51) 49 (75)
WHR 0.005*
Normal 340 (66) 180 (73) 125 (64) 35 (54)
Abdominal obesity 168 (33) 66 (27) 72 (37) 30 (46)
WHtR 0.017*
Normal 126 (25) 71 (29) 47 (24) 8 (12)
Abdominal obesity 382 (75) 175 (71) 150 (76) 57 (88)

Chi-square test was used. *Indicates significant differences, BMI stands for body mass index: normal (18.5 to 24.9kg/m2), underweight (<18.5kg/m2), overweight (25 to 29.9kg/m2), obesity (≥30kg/m2), WC stands for waist circumference: normal (<88cm), abdominal obesity (≥88cm), WHR stands for waist to hip ratio: normal (<0.85), abdominal obesity (≥0.85), WHtR for waist to height ratio: normal (<0.5), abdominal obesity (≥0.5) (WHO, 1995; WHO, 2011).