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. 2024 Nov;53(11):2519–2527. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v53i11.16955

Table 5:

Incidence of overweight and obesity according to gender and age

Gender (n) Overweight Obese
Age (yr) Boys Girls Boys (%) Girls (%) Boys (%) Girls (%)
5 59 61 6(10.17) 10(16.39) 9(15.25) 7(11.48)
6 55 38 8(14.55) 6(15.79) 7(12.73) 4(10.53)
7 45 47 3(6.67) 7(14.89) 7(15.56) 4(8.51)
Subtotal 159 146 17(10.69) 23(15.75) 26(16.35) 15(10.27)
Grand total 305 40(13.12) 38(12.46 )

Based on the CDC’s BMI age and sex-specific Cole et al (19)