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-We Can Conclude from These Data That Having a a Body

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Obesity is a growing public health concern worldwide. Adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or above are considered overweight or obese. The table below shows the number of adults (in millions) who are overweight or obese in countries with different income levels, based on data from the World Health Organization and the United Nation.


 Income level  BMI 25 BMI <25 Total  High 549414963 Upper middle 61210421654 Lower middle 28810831371 Low 63357420 All 151228964408\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Income level } & \text { BMI } \geq \mathbf { 2 5 } & \text { BMI } < \mathbf { 2 5 } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { High } & 549 & 414 & 963 \\\text { Upper middle } & 612 & 1042 & 1654 \\\text { Lower middle } & 288 & 1083 & 1371 \\\text { Low } & 63 & 357 & 420 \\\hline \text { All } & 1512 & 2896 & 4408 \\\hline\end{array}
-We can conclude from these data that having a high income causes adults to be overweight or obese.

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