Table 1: The prevalence of obesity (categorized by BMI and WC) in Qataris adults who participated in STEP wise survey.
| Characteristis | Ages 18-64 | Ages < 40 | Ages ≥ 40 | ||||||
| Mean or % (95% CI) | Mean or % (95% CI) | Mean or % (95% CI) | |||||||
| Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | |
| Body Mass Index (Kg/m2) | 29.2 | 28.8 | 29.5 | 28.1 | 28.6 | 28.5 | 31.1 | 29.5* | 33.0** |
| (28.8-29.6) | (28.3-29.4) | (29.0-30.1) | (27.7-28.5) | (28.1-29.2) | (28.0-29.0) | (30.7-31.4) | (29.0-30.0) | (32.4-33.5) | |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | - | 99.9 | 90 | - | 98.3 | 86.2 | - | 104** | 100.4** |
| (98.0 - 101.9) | (88.3-91.6) | (96.8-99.8) | (85.0-87.3) | (102.7-105.2) | (99.0-101.8) | ||||
| Obesity (Based on BMI) | 41.4% | 39.5% | 43.2% | 34.1% | 35.4% | 35.6% | 54.7% | 39.8% | 63.2%** |
| (38.8-44.0) | (35.5-43.6) | (40.1-46.3) | (33.6-34.5) | (31.4-39.3) | (32.3-38.9) | (54.1-55.3) | (35.5-44.1) | (59.5-67.0) | |
| Obesity (Based on WC) | - | 46.7% (43.6-49.9) | 58.6% (55.9-61.3) | - | 40.1% (35.9-44.4) | 42.4% (38.7-46.2) | - | 54.33%** (49.7-58.8) | 77.3%** (73.7-80.5) |