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Table 1 Cut offs of total body fat percentage values

From: Socio-demographic predictors of obesity among women in Mukono Central Division in Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Standard cut offs

Age

Body fat percentage cut off

Under fat

Healthy

Over fat

Obese

18

19

20–39

40–59

1–16.9

1–18.9

1–20.9

1–22.9

17–30.9

19–31.9

21–32.9

23–33.9

31–35.9

32–36.9

33–38.9

34–39.9

> or = 36.0

> or = 37.0

> or = 39.0

> or = 40.0

60+

1–23.9

24–35.9

36–41.9

> or = 42.0

  1. Adopted from: TANITA [3]