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. 2014 Apr 7;14:320. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-320

Table 5.

Frequency of excess body fat according to quartiles of height SDS differentiated by socioeconomic status

Quartiles of height SDS Socioeconomic status
Low
 Middle
 High
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)
Overweight/obesity (BMI)
  
  
  
  
  
  
   First quartile
 1.3
 (0.4 - 3.6)
 2.1
 (0.7 - 6.0)
 0.7
 (0.1 - 4.0)
   Second quartile
 1.7
 (0.7 - 4.2)
 4.2
 (1.9 - 8.9)
 10.1
 (6.1 - 16.3)
   Third quartile
 0.8
 (0.2 - 3.0)
 1.4
 (0.4 - 4.9)
 10.1
 (6.1 - 16.3)
   Fourth quartile
 2.5
 (1.2 - 5.4)
 7.6
 (4.3 - 13.2)
 18.8
 (13.2 - 26.2)
Abdominal overweight/obesity (WC)
  
  
  
  
  
  
   First quartile
 0.0
 (0.0 - 1.6)
 0.7
 (0.1 - 3.8)
 0.0
 (0.0 - 2.7)
   Second quartile
 1.3
 (0.4 - 3.6)
 1.4
 (0.4 - 4.9)
 7.3
 (4.0 - 12.8)
   Third quartile
 1.3
 (0.4 - 3.6)
 2.1
 (0.7 - 6.0)
 8.0
 (4.5 - 13.7)
   Fourth quartile
 6.7
 (4.1 - 10.6)
 6.9
 (3.8-12.3)
 10.9
 (6.7 - 17.2)
High body fat/obesity (%BF)
  
  
  
  
  
  
   First quartile
 0.8
 (0.2 - 3.0)
 0.0
 (0.0 - 2.6)
 0.7
 (0.1 - 4.0)
   Second quartile
 1.3
 (0.4 - 3.6)
 1.4
 (0.4 - 4.9)
 4.4
 (2.0 - 9.2)
   Third quartile
 0.0
 (0.0 - 1.6)
 2.1
 (0.7 - 6.0)
 5.8
 (3.0 - 11.0)
   Fourth quartile 2.5 (1.2 - 5.4) 5.6 (2.8 - 10.6) 12.3 (7.8 - 18.8)

N = 522 after exclusion of subjects with no information on SES; CI, confidence interval.