Table 3.
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents.
| Age (years) | BMI > +1 SDS Number of children (%) | BMI > +2 SDS Number of children (%) | BMI > +3 SDS Number of children (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | All | Boys | Girls | All | Boys | Girls | All | |
| 13 | 747 (26.1) | 680 (31.5) | 1427 (28.7) | 747 (10.0) | 680 (10.9) | 1427 (10.5) | 747 (1.6) | 680 (2.1) | 1427 (1.8) |
| 14 | 720 (24.2) | 689 (27.0) | 1409 (25.6) | 720 (10.3) | 689 (10.0) | 1409 (10.2) | 720 (1.5) | 689 (1.9) | 1409 (1.7) |
| 15 | 630 (25.6) | 608 (25.2) | 1238 (25.4) | 630 (11.1) | 608 (7.7) | 1238 (9.4) | 630 (1.7) | 608 (1.0) | 1238 (1.4) |
| 16 | 625 (27.0) | 616 (30.7) | 1241 (28.8) | 625 (11.5) | 616 (11.4) | 1241 (11.5) | 625 (3.4) | 616 (3.2) | 1241 (3.3) |
| 17 | 521 (22.8) | 529 (29.1) | 1050 (26.0) | 521 (12.1) | 529 (10.8) | 1050 (11.5) | 521 (3.6) | 529 (3.0) | 1050 (3.3) |
| 18 | 416 (23.1) | 470 (26.8) | 886 (25.1) | 416 (12.0) | 470 (8.9) | 886 (10.5) | 416 (3.6) | 470 (1.5) | 886 (2.5) |
| Total | 3659 (24.8) | 3592 (28.4) | 7251 (26.6) | 3659 (11.2) | 3592 (10.0) | 7251 (10.6) | 3659 (2.6) | 3592 (2.1) | 7251 (2.4) |