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Table 1 General and anthropometric characteristics of the study subjects

From: Relationship between anthropometric variables and nutrient intake in apparently healthy male elderly individuals: A study from Pakistan

Mean age (yrs)

68.9 (8.80); Range: 50 - 98 yr

Education (% number of subjects )

 

   Primary

24

   High

8

   Others (non-conventional) 1

17

   Illiterate

51

% number of economically active2

41

% number living with families

82

% number whose wives had died

48

% number in four BMI groups 3

 

   ≥ 30

13.1%

   24.9 - 29.9

3.1%

   18 - 24.9

73.0%

   <18

10.8%

Mean (SD) % BF in four BMI groups

 

   Obese

38.4 (7.21)

   Overweight

32.2 (5.18)

   Normal Weight

25.6 (5.52)

   Underweight

15.1 ( 6.41)

  1. 1Non-conventional refers to the particular education system imparted in local Madrassas (the religious education system in Pakistan).2Economically active refers here to an engagement in a job or service for earning purpose.3BMI categories as per WHO (2003)