Research Article
Dietary Intake and Obesity among Filipino Americans in New Jersey
Table 3
Comparison of BMI categories using the International guideline and the WHO Asian recommendation.
| | BMI category | International BMI guideline | WHO Asian BMI |
| | Overall | | | | Normal (%) | 54.3 | 25.2 | | Overweight (%) | 36.2 | 49.5 | | Obese (%) | 9.5 | 25.2 |
| | Men | | | | Normal (%) | 38.2 | 13.2 | | Overweight (%) | 46.1 | 55.3 | | Obese (%) | 15.8 | 31.6 |
| | Women | | | | Normal (%) | 63.4 | 32.1 | | Overweight (%) | 30.6 | 46.3 | | Obese (%) | 6 | 21.6 |
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