Table 2 .
Distribution of children between weight categories, by sex
Combined |
Boys (49.6%) |
Girls (50.4%) |
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n | Per cent | n | Per cent | n | Per cent | |
Underweight | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.9 |
Healthy weight | 320 | 75.3 | 160 | 75.8 | 160 | 74.8 |
Overweight | 75 | 17.6 | 35 | 16.6 | 40 | 18.7 |
Obese | 27 | 6.4 | 15 | 7.1 | 12 | 5.6 |
Total | 425 | 100.0 | 211 | 100.0 | 214 | 100.0 |