Table 1.
Prevalence rates of underweight, overweight and obesity, and mean anthropometric characteristics with sd in French boys and girls aged 4–12 years for the period 2013–2017 (n 19 916)
| Boys | P * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–6 years | 7–9 years | 10–12 years | Total | 4–6 years | 7–9 years | 10–12 years | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | ||||||||||
| Underweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prevalence | <0·05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n | 212 | 746 | 280 | 1238 | 191 | 717 | 333 | 1241 | |||||||||||||||||
| % | 17·12 | 60·26 | 22·62 | 12·19 | 15·39 | 57·78 | 26·83 | 12·72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height (cm) | 120·21 | 5·93 | 129·68 | 7·81 | 138·24 | 9·02 | 129·4 | 9·89 | 118·66 | 5·43 | 127·68 | 7·65 | 138·79 | 8·93 | 129·36 | 10·27 | 0·913 | ||||||||
| Weight (kg) | 22·84 | 2·60 | 27·14 | 4·07 | 27·11 | 3·91 | 22·90 | 4·10 | 18·40 | 1·76 | 21·76 | 3·02 | 27·17 | 4·05 | 22·72 | 4·36 | 0·202 | ||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 15·60 | 0·97 | 16·08 | 1·18 | 14·11 | 0·64 | 13·57 | 0·72 | 13·05 | 0·56 | 13·29 | 0·65 | 14·03 | 0·81 | 13·45 | 0·76 | <0·001 | ||||||||
| Overweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prevalence | <0·001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n | 160 | 838 | 443 | 1441 | 190 | 918 | 478 | 1586 | |||||||||||||||||
| % | 11·10 | 58·15 | 30·74 | 14·18 | 11·98 | 57·88 | 30·14 | 16·25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height (cm) | 123·36 | 6·7 | 133·12 | 35·40 | 146·41 | 6·76 | 135·25 | 10·47 | 122·60 | 6·07 | 132·18 | 7·77 | 147·09 | 7·93 | 134·54 | 11·15 | <0·01 | ||||||||
| Weight (kg) | 28·45 | 3·35 | 35·40 | 5·46 | 47·74 | 5·64 | 37·75 | 8·23 | 27·92 | 3·20 | 34·86 | 5·40 | 48·34 | 22·25 | 37·31 | 8·74 | 0·73 | ||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18·63 | 0·67 | 19·85 | 1·12 | 22·21 | 1·35 | 20·35 | 1·65 | 18·52 | 0·69 | 19·82 | 1·19 | 22·25 | 1·34 | 20·28 | 1·70 | 0·166 | ||||||||
| Obese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prevalence | <0·001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n | 65 | 314 | 174 | 553 | 91 | 360 | 151 | 602 | |||||||||||||||||
| % | 11·75 | 56·78 | 31·46 | 5·44 | 15·12 | 59·80 | 25·08 | 6·17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height (cm) | 124·29 | 6·01 | 134·27 | 8·52 | 148·64 | 8·51 | 136·28 | 10·97 | 122·87 | 6·04 | 132·51 | 7·89 | 148·70 | 8·03 | 134·53 | 11·20 | <0·001 | ||||||||
| Weight (kg) | 34·46 | 4·46 | 44·43 | 8·74 | 61·60 | 9·81 | 47·16 | 12·01 | 34·40 | 5·83 | 42·23 | 7·75 | 61·45 | 10·43 | 45·19 | 12·14 | <0·001 | ||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22·26 | 1·95 | 24·45 | 2·79 | 27·75 | 2·67 | 24·97 | 3·19 | 22·71 | 3·11 | 23·88 | 2·56 | 27·64 | 2·98 | 24·51 | 3·19 | <0·01 | ||||||||
| Normal weight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prevalence | <0·001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| n | 916 | 4267 | 1744 | 6927 | 901 | 3891 | 1536 | 6328 | |||||||||||||||||
| % | 13·22 | 61·60 | 25·18 | 68·16 | 14·24 | 61·49 | 24·27 | 64·85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height (cm) | 120·86 | 5·37 | 129·60 | 7·17 | 142·64 | 7·35 | 131·74 | 9·82 | 119·60 | 5·25 | 128·95 | 7·69 | 143·53 | 7·78 | 131·18 | 10·64 | <0·01 | ||||||||
| Weight (kg) | 23·25 | 4·64 | 28·49 | 6·82 | 35·27 | 5·17 | 28·61 | 5·87 | 22·13 | 2·57 | 26·82 | 4·36 | 35·90 | 5·51 | 28·36 | 6·37 | <0·05 | ||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 16·00 | 2·41 | 16·78 | 2·80 | 17·26 | 1·49 | 16·31 | 1·36 | 15·43 | 1·02 | 16·03 | 1·23 | 17·34 | 1·53 | 16·26 | 1·44 | <0·05 | ||||||||
Percentages are row percentages for prevalence rates by age group; percentages are column percentages for total prevalence rates by sex.
*
χ2 test was performed to assess differences in prevalence rates by sex; Student’s t test was performed to assess differences in anthropometric data by sex. Significant P values are indicated in bold.