Percentage of Women Age 15-49 Below 145cm, Mean Body Mass Index (BMI) and Percentage with Specific BMI Levels in India (2005-2006) | |||||||||
States | Body Mass Index (BMI)1 in kg/m2 | ||||||||
Height | Mean BMI | 18.5- 24.9 (Nor- mal) | Thin | Overweight/Obese | |||||
%age Below 145 cm | <18.5 (Total Thin) | 17.0- 18.4 (Mildly Thin) | <17.0 (Mode- rately/ Severely Thin) | >25.0 (Over- weight or Obese) | 25.0- 29.9 (Over- weight) | >30.0 (Obese) | |||
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