Table 1 Skewness and kurtosis of BMI distributions from six countries
From: A novel method for estimating distributions of body mass index
ISO3 | Survey | Year | Sex | Skewness | Kurtosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UGA | DHS | 2011 | Male | 0.82 | 4.87 |
UGA | DHS | 2011 | Female | 1.37 | 8.96 |
IND | DHS | 2005 | Male | 1.26 | 7.17 |
IND | DHS | 2005 | Female | 1.43 | 7.29 |
SAU | Saudi Arabia HIS | 2013 | Male | 0.77 | 4.22 |
SAU | Saudi Arabia HIS | 2013 | Female | 0.68 | 3.94 |
DOM | DHS | 2013 | Male | 1.10 | 5.72 |
DOM | DHS | 2013 | Female | 0.90 | 4.37 |
GBR | Health Survey for England | 2011 | Male | 0.94 | 5.56 |
GBR | Health Survey for England | 2011 | Female | 1.02 | 4.47 |
USA | NHANES | 2011 | Male | 1.13 | 5.59 |
USA | NHANES | 2011 | Female | 1.27 | 5.84 |