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. 2012 Nov 29;9:139. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-139

Table 1.

Anthropometrics of the Swiss sample and the ENERGY-Partners

Anthropometrics Switzerland ENERGY-Partners
 
Total
Total
Range
 
N=609
N=7148
 
BMIa (mean, SDb)
18.0 (2.8)***
19.1 (3.3)
18.2; 20.4
BMIb (median)
17.4 (16.1;19.3)***
18.4 (16.7;20.8)
17.5; 19.8
WCc (mean, SDb)
63.5 (7.5)***
66.2 (8.9)
63.3; 70.5
WCc (median)
62.2 (58.5;67.1)***
64.2 (60.0;70.8)
61.5; 69.0
% Overweightd
13.9***
23.7
14.4; 40.8
% Obesed
2.3**
4.7
1.4; 10.4
% BMI 1SDe
18.4***
30.5
19.5; 49.3
% BMI 2SDe
5.0***
9.7
4.0; 20.7
% BMI 3SDe 0.2* 0.8 0.1; 2.0

aBMI=body mass index.

bSD=standard deviation.

cWC=waist circumference.

doverweight categories based on the IOTF criteria, including both overweight and obesity.

eBMI standard deviation scores, also called BMI z-scores, are measures of relative weight adjusted for child age and sex.

*p≤0,05.

**p≤0,01.

***p≤0,001.