Table 1.
Anthropometric data of boys in each age group of 6 European countries. (BE = Belgium; BG = Bulgaria; FI = Finland; GR = Greece; HU = Hungary, ES = Spain).
| Prevalence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYS | Age-Group [Year] | n | Weight [kg] | Height [cm] | BMI [kg/m2] |
| BE | 6–6.99 | 139 | 23.67 [23.04–24.29] | 121.83 [120.90–122.76] | 15.87 [15.62–16.13] |
| 7–7.99 | 378 | 26.00 [25.56–26.44] | 127.32 [126.76–127.88] | 15.97 [15.79–16.15] | |
| 8–8.99 | 610 | 29.15 [28.73–29.57] | 133.09 [132.62–133.56] | 16.38 [16.22–16.54] | |
| 9–9.99 | 578 | 32.12 [31.63–32.61] | 138.04 [137.54–138.54] | 16.77 [16.59–16.96] | |
| BG | 6–6.99 | 37 | 24.51 [23.24–25.78] | 124.35 [123.01–125.68] | 15.79 [15.15–16.43] |
| 7–7.99 | 331 | 28.18 [27.55–28.81] | 128.39 [127.79–129.00] | 16.99 [16.70–17.28] | |
| 8–8.99 | 593 | 31.33 [30.80–31.86] | 133.49 [133.01–133.96] | 17.48 [17.25–17.71] | |
| 9–9.99 | 673 | 34.93 [34.34–35.52] | 138.20 [137.73–138.68] | 18.16 [17.92–18.41] | |
| FI | 6–6.99 | 13 | 25.73 [23.84–27.62] | 124.30 [121.80–126.81] | 16.60 [15.74–17.47] |
| 7–7.99 | 179 | 27.66 [27.01–28.30] | 128.38 [127.66–129.10] | 16.72 [16.43–17.01] | |
| 8–8.99 | 414 | 30.91 [30.34–31.48] | 133.69 [133.13–134.25] | 17.20 [16.97–17.44] | |
| 9–9.99 | 605 | 34.70 [34.12–35.27] | 139.25 [138.75–139.74] | 17.76 [17.54–17.98] | |
| GR | 6–6.99 | 237 | 25.34 [24.73–25.95] | 122.33 [121.68–122.98] | 16.84 [16.54–17.14] |
| 7–7.99 | 544 | 29.25 [28.73–29.77] | 128.11 [127.65–128.57] | 17.69 [17.45–17.92] | |
| 8–8.99 | 875 | 33.04 [32.56–33.52] | 133.57 [133.19–133.94] | 18.38 [18.18–18.59] | |
| 9–9.99 | 719 | 36.77 [36.17–37.38] | 138.49 [138.05–138.93] | 19.02 [18.78–19.25] | |
| HU | 6–6.99 | 34 | 26.24 [23.99–28.48] | 124.32 [121.94–126.71] | 16.74 [15.82–17.66] |
| 7–7.99 | 242 | 27.72 [26.86–28.58] | 127.35 [126.54–128.16] | 16.93 [16.54–17.32] | |
| 8–8.99 | 490 | 31.18 [30.49–31.87] | 132.47 [131.87–133.07] | 17.60 [17.31–17.90] | |
| 9–9.99 | 705 | 34.91 [34.24–35.58] | 137.79 [137.26–138.32] | 18.21 [17.94–18.47] | |
| ES | 6–6.99 | 164 | 24.74 [24.08–25.40] | 121.85 [121.07–122.63] | 16.54 [16.25–16.84] |
| 7–7.99 | 383 | 27.63 [27.09–28.18] | 127.37 [126.83–127.91] | 16.92 [16.68–17.17] | |
| 8–8.99 | 626 | 30.98 [30.47–31.48] | 133.01 [132.56–133.47] | 17.39 [17.18–17.61] | |
| 9–9.99 | 580 | 34.03 [33.42–34.63] | 137.69 [137.19–138.20] | 17.82 [17.58–18.06] | |
The means of weight-, height- and BMI values, 95%CI of boys separately in 4 age categories during the project period.