Table 2.
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents aged 6–17 years in Shandong
| Variable | Boys (%) | Girls (%) | All (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight | Obesity | Both | Overweight | Obesity | Botha | Overweight | Obesity | Both | |
| Age group (years) | |||||||||
| 6 ~ 8 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 23.2 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 20.8 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 22.2 |
| 9 ~ 11 | 11.5 | 16.2 | 27.7 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 16.1 | 10.3 | 12.0 | 22.3 |
| 12 ~ 14 | 13.6 | 8.7 | 22.3 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 15.3 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 19.0 |
| 15 ~ 17 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 18.4 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 13.1 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 15.7 |
| Residence area | |||||||||
| Urban | 12.9 | 12.0 | 24.9 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 18.0 | 12.4 | 9.1 | 21.5 |
| Rural | 11.5 | 10.3 | 21.8 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 14.9 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 18.5 |
| Total | 12.0 | 10.9 | 22.9 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 16.0 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 19.6 |
| 12.1a | 9.4 a | 21.5 a | 9.7 a | 5.8 a | 15.5 a | 11.0 | 7.7 | 18.7 | |
Note. Both, Overweight + Obesity.
aWeighted prevalence was calculated taking into account differential probabilities of selection and the complex sampling design.