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. 2024 Mar 31;65(1):E43–E49. doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2024.65.1.3178

Tab. I.

Distribution of the sample according to the weight status of the participants, stratified by age-category and gender.

Age N (%) Sex N (%) Weight status χ2 Cramer’s V
Underweight Normal weight Overweight + obese PC
11 836 (30.3) Boys 427 (51.1)A 63 (14.8)B 234 (54.8)B 130 (30.4)B <.001 0.202
Girls 409 (48.9)A 78 (19.1)B 275 (67.2)B 56 (13.7)B
Total 836(100)A 141 (16.9)B 509 (60.9)B 1868 (22.2)B
13 936 (33.9) Boys 467 (49.9)A 63 (13.5)B 281 (60.2)B 123 (26.3)B <.001 0.171
Girls 469 (50.1)A 76 (16.2)B 333 (71.0)B 60 (12.8)B
Total 936(100)A 139 (14.9)B 614 (65.6)B 83 (19.6)B
15 988 (35.8) Boys 515 (52.1)A 55 (10.7)B 355 (68.9)B 105 (20.4)B <.001 0.169
Girls 473 (47.9)A 74 (15.6)B 357 (75.5)B 42 (8.9)B
Total 988(100)A 129 (13.1)B 712 (72.1)B 147 (14.9)B
Total 2760(100) Boys 1409 (51.1)A 181 (12.8)B 870 (61.7)B 358 (25.4)B <.001 0.177
Girls 1351 (48.9)A 228 (16.9)B 965 (71.4)B 158 (11.7)B
Total 2760(100)A 409 (14.8)B 1835 (66.5)B 516 (18.7)B
A Percentage by Colum; B Percentage by Row; C Comparison between boys and girls.
Table I shows the results of all the participants, as well as boys and girls separately, by age category, for the variables under analysis, i.e., Self-Rated Health (SRH) and Life Satisfaction (LS), based on the BMI category to which they belong.