Table 2 Weight status based on the BMI among Indian Hindu (H) and Muslim (M) men by age groups*

Age group	Religion	N	Thinness						Weight Status WHO Criteria						WHO Asia–Pacific Criteria
			Severe		Moderate		Mild		Normal		Overweight		Obese		Normal		Overweight		Obese-1		Obese-2
			(< 16.00)		(16.00–16.99)		(17.00–18.49)		(18.50–24.99)		(25.00–29.99)		(≥ 30.00)		(18.50–22.99)		(23.00–24.99)		(25.00–29.99)		(≥ 30.00)
			n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
18–24	H	8111	766	9	1274	16	2864	35	3181	39	25	0.3	1	0.01	3079	38	102	1	25	0.3	1	0.01
18–24	M	1203	102	8	190	16	409	34	492	41	10	1	0	–	475	39	17	1	10	0.8	0	–
25–29	H	7199	518	7	992	14	2196	31	3397	47	93	1	3	0.04	3217	45	180	3	93	1	3	0.04
25–29	M	1005	67	7	133	13	306	30	477	47	19	2	3	0.3	440	44	37	4	19	2	3	0.3
30–34	H	5791	435	8	718	12	1699	29	2804	48	126	2	9	0.2	2587	45	217	4	126	2	9	0.2
30–34	M	715	66	9	91	13	197	28	338	47	20	3	3	0.4	308	43	30	4	20	3	3	0.4
35–39	H	5099	377	7	603	12	1470	29	2509	49	129	3	11	0.2	2273	45	236	5	129	3	11	0.2
35–39	M	679	52	8	85	13	168	25	354	52	18	3	3	0.4	305	45	49	7	18	3	3	0.4
40–44	H	4243	382	9	510	12	1145	27	2073	49	119	3	14	0.3	1885	44	188	4	119	3	14	0.3
40–44	M	503	41	8	56	11	133	26	255	51	13	3	5	1	227	45	28	6	13	3	5	1
45–49	H	3270	303	9	430	13	934	29	1498	46	100	3	5	0.2	1343	41	155	5	100	3	5	0.2
45–49	M	404	38	9	46	11	85	21	215	53	18	4	2	0.5	190	47	25	6	18	4	2	0.5
50–54	H	3061	317	10	418	14	863	29	1372	45	85	3	6	0.2	1237	40	135	4	85	3	6	0.2
50–54	M	352	49	14	43	12	64	18	180	51	16	5	0	–	160	45	20	6	16	5	0	–
55–59	H	1480	180	12	223	15	363	25	659	45	49	3	6	0.4	581	39	78	5	49	3	6	0.4
55–59	M	183	24	13	18	10	35	19	91	50	14	8	1	0.5	80	44	11	6	14	8	1	0.5
60 +	H	532	76	14	73	14	126	24	229	43	27	5	1	0.2	206	39	23	4	27	5	1	0.2
60 +	M	98	12	12	9	9	18	18	55	56	4	4	0	–	47	48	8	8	4	4	0	–

*Criteria for weight status are those of the World Health Organization^54,55,56. The criteria for categories of thinness were not modified in the proposed criteria for Asia–Pacific populations.

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