Research Article
Malnutrition, Eating Habits, Food Consumption, and Risk Factors of Malnutrition among Students at the University of Maroua, Cameroon
Table 5
Prevalence of malnutrition among students of the University of Maroua.
| | Undernutrition (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) n (%) | Overweight (25 kg/m2 ≤ BMI ≥ 29.9 kg/m2) n (%) | Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) n (%) |
| Overall | 20 (6.1) | 40 (12.1) | 03 (0.9) | Women | 06 (6.7) | 20 (22.5) | 02 (2.2) | Men | 14 (5.8) | 20 (8.3) | 01 (0.4) | 17–25 years | 18 (7.5) | 24 (10) | 01 (0.4) | 26–30 years | 00 (0) | 11 (17.5) | 00 (0) | 31–35 years | 02 (7.7) | 05 (19.2) | 02 (7.7) |
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