Table 5.
Comparative prevalence of obesity using the WHO and CDC references.
| Age (years) | 2007 WHO Number of children | 2000 CDC Number of children (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | All | Boys | Girls | All | |
| 5–12 | 6149 (9) | 5917 (6.8) | 12066 (7.9) | 6260 (5) | 5985 (3.9) | 12245 (4.5) |
| 13–18 | 3659 (11.2) | 3592 (10) | 7251 (10.6) | 3253 (8.2) | 3127 (5.5) | 6380 (7) |
| Total | 9808 (9.7)a | 9509 (8.0)a | 19317 (8.9)b | 9513 (6.0)a | 9112 (4.7)a | 18625 (5.4)b |
a
No statistically significant difference between boys and girls,
b
Statistically significant higher prevalence of overweight using the WHO reference (P<.0001) (The 2000 CDC reference underestimates the prevalence of obesity).