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. 2019 Nov 5;23(4):589–598. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019003008

Table 2.

Prevalence of weight status estimated using parent-reported or measured height and weight, and prevalence ratio (PR), in 4-year-old children, by sex and weight status classification. Autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain, 2012 (n 2914)

WHO classification IOTF classification
Parent-reported Measured PR Parent-reported Measured PR
% 95 % CI % 95 % CI % 95 % CI % 95 % CI
Total
  Obesity 16·2 14·9, 17·6 6·0 5·2, 6·9 2·7 12·1 11·0, 13·4 3·3 2·7, 4·0 3·6
  Overweight 16·8 15·5, 18·2 17·3 16·0, 18·7 1·0 12·7 11·6, 14·0 9·3 8·3, 10·4 1·4
  Normal weight 56·9 55·1, 58·7 75·7 74·1, 77·2 0·8 61·3 59·6, 63·1 84·0 82·7, 85·3 0·7
  Low weight 10·1 9·1, 11·3 0·9 0·6, 1·3 10·9 13·8 12·6, 15·1 3·3 2·7, 4·0 4·2
Boys
  Obesity 18·0 16·1, 20·0 6·2 5·1, 7·6 2·9 12·4 10·8, 14·2 2·7 1·9, 3·6 4·6
  Overweight 16·6 14·7, 18·5 17·7 15·8, 19·7 0·9 12·0 10·4, 13·8 7·9 6·6, 9·3 1·5
  Normal weight 55·2 52·6, 57·7 75·3 73·1, 77·4 0·7 62·8 60·4, 65·3 86·7 84·9, 88·3 0·7
  Low weight 10·3 8·8, 11·9 0·7 0·4, 1·3 13·9 12·6 11·0, 14·4 2·7 2·0, 3·7 4·6
Girls
  Obesity 14·4 12·7, 16·3 5·8 4·7, 7·1 2·5 11·8 10·2, 13·6 4·0 3·1, 5·1 3·0
  Overweight 17·0 15·1, 19·0 16·9 15·1, 19·0 1·0 13·4 11·7, 15·3 10·8 9·3, 12·5 1·2
  Normal weight 58·6 56·0, 61·1 76·1 73·9, 78·3 0·8 59·7 57·2, 62·3 81·3 79·2, 83·3 0·7
  Low weight 9·9 8·5, 11·6 1·1 0·7, 1·8 8·9 15·0 13·2, 16·9 3·8 2·9, 4·9 3·9

IOTF, International Obesity Task Force.