Table 1.
Prevalence of thinness, overweight and obesity at different ages in boys and girls according to the new reference of WHO (2007)
| Age (years) | No. | Thinness,% (no.) | Overweight,% (no.) | Obese, % (no.) | Excess body weight, % (no.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys |
9-10 |
400 |
6.5 (26) |
22.5 (90) |
12.8 (51) |
35.3 (141) |
| |
10-11 |
683 |
6.4 (44) |
22.4 (153) |
8.2 (56) |
30.6 (209) |
| |
11-12 |
595 |
4.5 (27) |
23.7 (141) |
5.5 (33) |
29.2 (174) |
| |
12-13 |
728 |
5.9 (43) |
24.2 (176) |
3.8 (28) |
28.0 (204) |
| |
13-14 |
772 |
6.2 (48) |
17.5 (135) |
3.1 (24) |
20.6 (159) |
| |
14-15 |
316 |
8.5 (27) |
13.9 (44) |
2.2 (7) |
16.1 (51) |
| |
|
3,494 |
6.2 (215)n.s. |
21.2 (739)* |
5.7 (199)* |
26.8 (938)* |
| Girls |
9-10 |
462 |
5.6 (26) |
11.3 (52) |
2.2 (10) |
13.4 (62) |
| |
10-11 |
800 |
7.1 (57) |
11.8 (94) |
1.0 (8) |
12.8 (102) |
| |
11-12 |
613 |
6.2 (38) |
6.7 (41) |
1.5 (9) |
8.2 (50) |
| |
12-13 |
806 |
6.3 (51) |
7.3 (59) |
0.5 (4) |
7.8 (63) |
| |
13-14 |
767 |
7.3 (56) |
6.6 (51) |
0.8 (6) |
7.4 (57) |
| |
14-15 |
252 |
4.0 (10) |
3.2 (8) |
0.8 (2) |
4.0 (10) |
| |
|
3,700 |
6.4 (238)n.s. |
8.2 (305)* |
1.1 (39)* |
9.3 (344)* |
| Boys& girls |
9-10 |
862 |
6.0 (52) |
16.5 (142) |
7.1 (61) |
23.5 (203) |
| |
10-11 |
1,483 |
6.8 (101) |
16.7 (247) |
4.3 (64) |
21.0 (311) |
| |
11-12 |
1,208 |
5.4 (65) |
15.1 (182) |
3.5 (42) |
18.5 (224) |
| |
12-13 |
1,534 |
6.1 (94) |
15.3 (235) |
2.1 (32) |
17.4 (267) |
| |
13-14 |
1,539 |
6.8 (104) |
12.1 (186) |
1.9 (30) |
14.0 (216) |
| |
14-15 |
568 |
6.5 (37) |
9.2 (52) |
1.6 (9) |
10.7 (61) |
| Total | 7,194 | 6.3 (453) | 14.5 (1,044) | 3.3 (238) | 17.8 (1,282) |
Note. χ2 test; *P <0.05, statistically significant difference; n.s.: not significant.