Table 2 Prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²) among Egyptian males and females by age group

18–24

4,293,505

566,932

13.20%

(13.17–13.23)

4,548,036

1,046,388

23.01%

(22.97–23.05)

9.80

(9.75–9.8)

< 0.0001

8,841,541

1,613,320

18.25%

(18.22–18.27)

25–34

6,374,630

1,368,490

21.47%

(21.44–21.50)

6,999,168

3,118,569

44.56%

(44.52–44.59)

23.09

(23.04–23.14)

< 0.0001

13,373,798

4,487,059

33.55%

(33.53–33.58)

35–44

5,204,926

1,779,048

34.18%

(34.14–34.22)

5,498,594

3,266,625

59.41%

(59.37–59.45)

25.23

(25.17–25.28)

< 0.0001

10,703,520

5,045,673

47.14%

(47.11–47.17)

45–54

3,753,884

1,616,335

43.06%

(43.01–43.11)

3,838,429

2,470,377

64.36%

(64.31–64.41)

21.30

(21.23–21.37)

< 0.0001

7,592,313

4,086,712

53.83%

(53.79–53.86)

55–64

2,707,002

1,248,856

46.13%

(46.07–46.19)

2,821,884

1,704,376

60.40%

(60.34–60.46)

14.26

(14.18–14.34)

< 0.0001

5,528,886

2,953,232

53.42%

(53.37–53.46)

65+

1,684,481

512,662

30.43%

(30.36–30.50)

1,905,780

1,073,338

56.32%

(56.25–56.39)

25.89

(25.79–25.98)

< 0.0001

3,590,261

1,586,000

44.18%

(44.12–44.23)

All

24,018,428

7,092,322

29.53%

(29.51–29.55)

25,611,891

12,679,674

49.51%

(49.49–49.53)

19.98

(19.95–20.00)

< 0.0001

49,630,319

19,771,996

39.84%

(39.82–39.85)