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

Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 6 Weight categories in males and females in patients with HCV and screened population

		Number BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²	% (95% CI)	% Difference (95% CI)	P
Females	HCV	79,135	47.12% (46.88–47.36)	2.39% (2.15–2.63)	< 0.0001
Females	All	12,679,674	49.51% (49.49–49.53)	2.39% (2.15–2.63)	< 0.0001
Males	HCV	48,932	26.09% (25.89–26.29)	3.54% (3.24–3.64)	< 0.0001
Males	All	7,092,322	29.53% (29.52–29.56)	3.54% (3.24–3.64)	< 0.0001
Both sexes	HCV	128,067	36.02% (35.87–36.18)	3.82% (3.66–3.97)	< 0.0001
Both sexes	All	19,771,996	39.84% (39.82–39.85)	3.82% (3.66–3.97)	< 0.0001