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Prevalence of overweight and obesity by gender and ethnicity using the IOTF BMI cut-offs (4)
| Boys | Girls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Status | Total Sample | Caucasian | African American |
Caucasian | African American |
| Normal | 1513(55.9%) | 259(58.6%) | 417(60.1%) | 285(53.6%) | 519(52.8%) |
| Overweight | 606(22.4%) | 103(23.3%) | 129(18.8%) | 131(24.6%) | 232(23.6%) |
| Obese | 590(21.8%) | 80(18.1%) | 142(20.6%) | 116(21.8%) | 232(23.6%) |
| Total | 2709 | 442 | 688 | 532 | 983 |
