Table 1 Summary of sample characteristics and prevalence of nutritional status.
From: Prevalence and spatio-demographic variability of nutrition-related health issues in Kiribati
Biomarker | Sample size (used in model) | Female sex (%) | Mean age in years (SD) | Category | % Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI classification | 6253 | 51.8 | 38 (14) | Underweight | 1.0 |
Normal weight | 20.4 | ||||
Overweight | 31.9 | ||||
Obesity Class I | 26.4 | ||||
Obesity Class ii | 13.8 | ||||
Obesity Class III | 6.4 | ||||
Anemia | 9007 | 48.9 | 19 (14) | Non-anemic | 80.9 |
Mild | 9.2 | ||||
Moderate | 8.7 | ||||
Severe | 1.2 | ||||
Hypertension | 750 | 50.8 | 38 (16) | Normal | 30.5 |
Elevated | 6.5 | ||||
Stage 1 | 28.5 | ||||
Stage 2 | 32.4 | ||||
Hypertensive Crisis | 2.0 | ||||
Hyperglycemia | 811 | 51.3 | 38 (16) | Normal | 92.0 |
Hyperglycemic | 8.0 | ||||
Hypercholesterodemia | 696 | 51.9 | 38 (16) | Normal | 12.9 |
At risk | 87.1 | ||||
Hypertriglyceridemia | 693 | 52.7 | 38 (16) | Low-normal | 53.1 |
High-normal | 29.1 | ||||
Borderline hypertriglyceridemia | 11.3 | ||||
Moderate hypertriglyceridemia | 6.1 | ||||
Severe hypertriglyceridemia | 0.4 | ||||
Diabetes | 572 | 52.3 | 38 (16) | Normal | 66.6 |
At risk | 18.5 | ||||
Diabetic | 14.9 |
