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Table 4 Weight categories in male and female patients with HCV

From: Obesity prevalence in adults and patients with hepatitis C: results from screening a population of 50 million in Egypt

  

Females

Males

% Difference (95% CI)

P

Total

BMI ≤ 25 kg/m2

Number

28,222

54,476

  

82,698

% (95%CI)

16.8% (16.63–16.98)

29.04% (28.84–29.25)

12.24% (11.97–12.51)

< 0.0001

23.26% (23.12–23.40)

BMI 25–29 kg/m2

Number

60,588

84,151

  

144,739

% (95% CI)

36.08% (35.85–36.31)

44.87% (44.64–45.09)

8.79% (8.47–9.11)

< 0.0001

40.71% (40.55–40.88)

BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

Number

79,135

48,932

  

128,067

% (95% CI)

47.12% (46.88–47.36)

26.09% (25.89–26.29)

21.03% (20.72–21.34)

< 0.0001

36.02% (35.87–36.18)

Total

Number

167,945

187,559

  

355,504