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170 SESSION III
Table 21: Price of Fast Foods.
Percentage (%)
Very expensive 17.4
Expensive 51.2
Moderate 29.5
Cheap 1.9
Table 22: Eating in Fast Food Reflects.
Percentage (%)
Prestige 30.4
Clean and safe 20.3
Delicious and quality 20.9
Western culture 14.2
Anthropometry
Several anthropometric measurements such as weight,
height, waist circumference and hip circumference were
performed on the respondents. The results are shown in
Table 23, where the mean body weight of respondents
is 80.0 kilograms (SD ± 15.8), and a median weight
of 75.5 kilograms. The mean body mass index (BMI)
is 31.0 ± 5.5, which according to the World Health
Organization (WHO) classification it falls under the
Grade 1 obesity. The mean waist circumference
recorded is 92.4 cm and the mean waist-hip ration is
.88. However, when the results are analyzed based on
sex on the respondents, the mean weight for males (Table
24) is 84.3 ± 17.3 kg and the median weight is 80.0
kg. Mean waist circumference for males is 96.95 ± 15.7
cm and the mean waist-hip ratio is .94. In Table 25 it
shows that the mean weight for females is 74.5 ± 13.8
kg and the median weight is 72.0 kg. The mean waist
circumference for females is 91.2 ± 14.0 cm and a mean
waist-hip ratio of .85, which is on the borderline of the
cut-off point for increase risk of cardiovascular problem.
Detailed anthropometric results for each country are
presented in Tables 26-31. The mean body weight for
Indonesian respondents is 78.0 kg (SD ± 14.9) and the
mean BMI is 32.5 ± 5.7 (Table 26). The proportion of
respondents who are in the category of Grade 1 obesity
and above is 61.7%, while those who are categorized
as overweight is 36.7% (Table 27). In the Philippines
the mean body weight of respondents is 86.3 kg (SD
± 22.3) and the mean BMI is 32.6 ± 6.9 (Table 28).
The proportion of those who are obese (BMI > 30.0) is
54.7% and those who are overweight are 43.4% (Table
29). In Thailand the mean body weight of respondents
is 75.6 kg (SD ± 13.4), while their mean BMI is 29.7
± 4.5 (Table 30). The proportion of Thai respondents
who are obese is 40.2 %, and the proportion who is
overweight is 47.9% (Table 31).
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Table 23: Anthropometric indicators for all respodents.
N Mean ± S.D. Median Maximum
Weight (kg) 369 77.97 ± 15.86 75.50 163.3
BMI (kg/m 2 ) 367 31.02 ± 5.50 29.90 65.9
Waist Circumference (cm) 356 93.26 ± 14.83 92.35 177.8
Waist-to-hip Ratio, WHR 353 0.88 ± 0.10 0.88 1.45
Table 24: Anthropometric indicators for male respondents.
N Mean ± S.D. Median Maximum
Weight (kg) 133 84.33 ± 17.30 80.00 163.3
BMI (kg/m 2 ) 133 30.54 ± 5.26 29.34 56.0
Waist Circumference (cm) 128 96.40 ± 13.98 95.75 137.2
Waist-to-hip Ratio, WHR 126 0.94 ± 0.75 0.944 1.13
Table 25: Anthropometric indicators for female respondents.
N Mean ± S.D. Median Maximum
Weight (kg) 232 74.53 ± 13.81 72.0 153.0
BMI (kg/m 2 ) 232 31.30 ± 5.63 30.28 65.9
Waist Circumference (cm) 225 91.19 ± 14.01 91.0 147.3
Waist-to-hip Ratio, WHR 225 0.85 ± 0.09 0.85 1.45
Table 26: Anthropometric indicators for Indonesian
respondents.
N Mean ± S.D. Median Maximum
Weight (kg) 120 78.10 ± 14.95 76.00 162.0
BMI (kg/m 2 ) 120 32.48 ± 5.68 31.20 65.90
Waist Circumference (cm) 108 93.33 ± 9.80 92.53 125.5
Waist-to-hip Ratio, WHR 108 0.88 ± 0.10 0.87 1.45
Table 27: Body mass index (BMI) of Indonesian
respondents.
BMI (kg/m 2 ) Frequency Percentage Cumulative %
40 9 7.5 100.0
Total 120 100.0
Table 28: Anthropometric indicators for Filipino
respondents.
N Mean ± S.D. Median Maximum
Weight (kg) 53 86.31 ± 22.25 80.00 163.3
BMI (kg/m 2 ) 53 32.59 ± 6.95 30.38 59.80
Waist Circumference (cm) 53 99.61 ± 22.34 91.44 177.8
Waist-to-hip Ratio, WHR 53 0.87 ± 0.10 0.86 1.17