Table 5.
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in boys based on IOTF criteria [8] by place of residence and age
| Age | Urban | Rural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | OW(n) | OB(n) | Number | OW(n) | OB(n) | |
| 6 | 33 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 7 | 63 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | 72 | 20 | 6 | 36 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | 85 | 20 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | 64 | 16 | 9 | 39 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | 78 | 19 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | 106 | 48 | 6 | 32 | 16 | 3 |
| 13 | 48 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Total | 549 | 151 (27.31%) | 43 (7.78%) | 199 | 56 (28.14%) | 7 (3.52%) |
| Childhood | 501 | 142 | 41 | 199 | 56 | 7 |
| Early adolescent | 48 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – |
IOTF International Obesity Task Force, OW(n) number of overweight, OB(n) number of obesity