Skip to main content

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the BMI

From: Disordered eating behaviors in university students in Hanoi, Vietnam

N = 203

Min

Max

M

SD

Age

17.00

31.00

18.80

1.47

Body Mass Index (BMI)

14.84

28.30

19.04

1.90

Classification

BMI cut-off for worldwide*

BMI cut-off for Asian population**

 

N

Percentage

N

Percentage

Underweight

92

45.3%

92

45.3%

Normal weight

108

53.2%

103

50.7%

Overweight

3

1.5%

7

3.4%

Obese

0.0%

0.0%

1

0.5%

  1. Note: * ≥30.00 = obesity, ≥25.00 = overweight, 18.50-24.99 = normal weight, ≤18.50 = underweight.
  2. ** ≥27.50 = higher high risk for obese, 23.00–27.50 = risk for overweight, 18.50–23.00 =  normal range, ≤18.50 = underweight (WHO [17]).