Table 2.
Anthropometric data of girls in each age group of 6 European countries. (BE = Belgium; BG = Bulgaria; FI = Finland; GR = Greece; HU = Hungary; ES = Spain).
| Prevalence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIRLS | Age-Group [year] | n | Weight [kg] | Height [cm] | BMI [kg/m2] |
| BE | 6–6.99 | 129 | 23.23 [22.70–23.76] | 121.03 [120.09–121.97] | 15.81 [15.57–16.04] |
| 7–7.99 | 374 | 25.42 [25.02–25.82] | 125.83 [125.26–126.40] | 16.00 [15.82–16.18] | |
| 8–8.99 | 606 | 28.99 [28.57–29.41] | 132.06 [131.59–132.54] | 16.54 [16.36–16.72] | |
| 9–9.99 | 580 | 32.43 [31.88–32.98] | 137.21 [136.70–137.72] | 17.13 [16.91–17.35] | |
| BG | 6–6.99 | 41 | 25.65 [24.30–26.99] | 122.10 [120.51–123.70] | 17.15 [16.38–17.92] |
| 7–7.99 | 382 | 27.17 [26.62–27.72] | 126.86 [126.31–127.42] | 16.78 [16.52–17.04] | |
| 8–8.99 | 721 | 30.79 [30.33–31.25] | 132.42 [132.01–132.84] | 17.46 [17.25–17.66] | |
| 9–9.99 | 783 | 34.46 [33.94–34.99] | 137.77 [137.34–138.20] | 18.06 [17.84–18.27] | |
| FI | 6–6.99 | 8 | 27.16 [23.41–30.92] | 125.66 [124.33–127.00] | 17.18 [14.93–19.42] |
| 7–7.99 | 204 | 27.70 [26.95–28.46] | 127.59 [126.85–128.33] | 16.87 [16.53–17.22] | |
| 8–8.99 | 423 | 30.17 [29.60–30.74] | 132.33 [131.77–132.90] | 17.14 [16.89–17.39] | |
| 9–9.99 | 612 | 33.61 [33.07–34.16] | 137.97 [137.47–138.46] | 17.56 [17.34–17.78] | |
| GR | 6–6.99 | 232 | 25.23 [24.57–25.89] | 121.41 [120.72–122.09] | 17.01 [16.68–17.34] |
| 7–7.99 | 593 | 28.24 [27.77–28.72] | 126.65 [126.19–127.10] | 17.48 [17.26–17.70] | |
| 8–8.99 | 931 | 31.76 [31.33–32.20] | 132.12 [131.74–132.51] | 18.07 [17.88–18.26] | |
| 9–9.99 | 783 | 35.34 [34.80–35.88] | 137.45 [137.01–137.90] | 18.57 [18.36–18.79] | |
| HU | 6–6.99 | 34 | 25.68 [23.97–27.39] | 124.33 [122.30–126.36] | 16.51 [15.74–17.28] |
| 7–7.99 | 274 | 27.01 [26.15–27.88] | 125.86 [125.07–126.65] | 16.88 [16.47–17.28] | |
| 8–8.99 | 526 | 30.70 [29.98–31.41] | 131.33 [130.73–131.92] | 17.60 [17.30–17.90] | |
| 9–9.99 | 778 | 34.52 [33.83–35.22] | 137.42 [136.89–137.94] | 18.05 [17.78–18.32] | |
| ES | 6–6.99 | 160 | 24.59 [23.92–25.25] | 121.20 [120.43–121.98] | 16.65 [16.33–16.98] |
| 7–7.99 | 385 | 27.20 [26.65–27.76] | 126.11 [125.55–126.66] | 16.99 [16.74–17.24] | |
| 8–8.99 | 603 | 30.63 [30.10–31.16] | 131.72 [131.25–132.19] | 17.52 [17.30–17.74] | |
| 9–9.99 | 521 | 34.02 [33.33–34.70] | 136.85 [136.31–137.40] | 18.01 [17.74–18.28] | |
The means of weight-, height- and BMI values of girls separately in 4 age categories during the project period.