Table 1.

BMI criteria for obese and normal-weight Taiwanese children

	BMI (kg/m 2 )
Group	8–9 years old	9–10 years old	10–11 years old	11–12 years old
Obese
Boys	> 22.0	> 22.5	> 22.9	> 23.5
Girls	> 21.0	> 21.6	> 21.6	> 23.1
Normal-weight
Boys	19.3–15.0	19.7–15.2	20.3–15.4	21.0–15.8
Girls	18.8–14.6	19.3–14.9	20.1–15.2	20.9–15.8

BMI body mass index.