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Table 4 Distribution of World Health Organization’s BMI Classification on Entry into Corrections

From: Gender and race disparities in weight gain among offenders prescribed antidepressant and antipsychotic medications

 

Antidepressants

Antipsychotics

Other medications

No pharmacotherapy

Classification

Baseline

Last observation

Baseline

Last observation

Baseline

Last observation

Baseline

Last observation

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Underweight

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

2 (0.1)

0 (0)

Normal

46 (14.2)

24 (7.4)

32 (18.6)

12 (7)

89 (10.8)

55 (6.7)

247 (17.5)

189 (13.4)

Overweight

137 (42.3)

154 (47.5)

65 (37.8)

84 (48.8)

361 (43.9)

385 (46.8)

712 (50.5)

733 (52)

Obesity I

98 (30.2)

87 (26.9)

49 (28.5)

44 (25.6)

236 (28.7)

254 (30.9)

316 (22.4)

342 (24.3)

Obesity II

21 (6.5)

38 (11.7)

15 (8.7)

21 (12.2)

84 (10.2)

88 (10.7)

99 (7)

104 (7.4)

Obesity III

22 (6.8)

21 (6.5)

11 (6.4)

11 (6.4)

51 (6.2)

40 (4.9)

33 (2.3)

41 (2.9)

 

324

172

823

1409