Table 1.
All children (n 580) | Boys (n 255) | Girls (n 325) | ||||
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Prevalence (%) | 95 % CI | Prevalence (%) | 95 % CI | Prevalence (%) | 95 % CI | |
WHO BAZ | ||||||
Underweight (<2 sd) | 3·30 | 1·91, 4·69 | 3·52 | 1·26, 5·78 | 3·08 | 1·19, 4·27 |
OW (>1 sd to ≤2 sd) | 17·4 | 14·3, 20·5 | 14·8 | 10·5, 19·2 | 20·0 | 15·6, 24·4 |
Obese (>2 sd) | 17·4 | 10·2, 15·7 | 17·6 | 8·11, 16·1 | 17·2 | 10·1, 17·6 |
OWOB (>1 sd) | 34·8 | 30·9, 38·7 | 32·4 | 26·7, 38·5 | 37·2 | 32·0, 42·7 |
IOTF BMI cut-offs | ||||||
OWOB* | 30·6 | 27·3, 33·9 | 24·8 | 20·1, 29·5 | 36·6 | 31·0, 41·1 |
CDC BMI percentiles | ||||||
OWOB (≥85th) | 29·1 | 25·4, 32·7 | 25·6 | 22·3, 29·5 | 32·3 | 27·2, 37·4 |
Harvard WHA | ||||||
Underweight† 2010 | 3·02 | 1·79, 4·25 | 3·02 | 1·14, 4·16 | 3·02 | 1·39, 4·65 |
Underweight† 1981 | 10·5 | 7·30, 13·7 | 10·0 | 5·49, 14·51 | 11·0 | 6·45, 17·5 |
Difference‡ | −7·48 | −6·98 | −7·98 | |||
OWOB§ 2010 | 32·5 | 28·8, 35·5 | 25·3 | 20·5, 30·0 | 39·9 | 35·2, 44·5 |
OWOB§ 1981 | 8·52 | 5·60, 16·1 | 5·30 | 1·93, 8·67 | 11·5 | 6·87, 16·1 |
Difference|| | 23·9 | 20·0 | 28·4 |
BAZ, BMI-for-age Z-score; OW, overweight; OWOB, overweight and obese; IOTF, International Obesity Task Force; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; WHA, weight-for-height-for-age.
Significant difference in OWOB prevalence between boys and girls, P<0·01.
<80 % WHA.
Significant decrease in prevalence of underweight from 1981 to 2010, P<0·01.
≥120 % WHA.
Significant increase in prevalence of overweight from 1981 to 2010, P<0·01.