Table 4.
Relation between BMI and SRH (fair to very poor) among adolescents aged 11 to 17 years stratified by type of school (n = 4831). Prevalence and age-adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).
| Boys | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Secondary general school | ||||
| Normal weight | 13.3 (10.1‒17.3) |
ref. | 22.1 (16.5‒29.0) |
ref. |
| Overweight | 21.9 (13.3‒33.6) |
1.83 (0.92‒3.64) |
29.4 (17.9‒44.3) |
1.48 (0.72‒3.06) |
| Obesity | 30.6 (18.6‒45.9) |
2.96 ** (1.47‒5.99) |
35.9 (24.1‒49.7) |
1.98 * (1.05‒3.74) |
| Intermediate/Comprehensive school | ||||
| Normal weight | 10.6 (8.5‒13.1) |
ref. | 15.2 (11.2‒18.5) |
ref. |
| Overweight | 22.6 (14.6‒33.2) |
2.51 ** (1.54‒6.04) |
16.5 (10.3‒25.3) |
1.11 (0.62‒2.00) |
| Obesity | 30.5 (20.7‒42.5) |
3.81 *** (2.17‒6.68) |
36.3 (25.9‒48.1) |
3.24 *** (1.88‒5.60) |
| Grammar school | ||||
| Normal weight | 8.5 (6.2‒11.4) |
ref. | 10.4 (8.3‒13.0) |
ref. |
| Overweight | 17.3 (10.2‒27.7) |
2.40 * (1.22‒4.78) |
16.4 (8.3‒29.8) |
1.80 (0.76‒4.23) |
| Obesity | 18.1 (7.0‒39.4) |
2.34 (0.77‒7.11) |
34.9 (21.4‒51.4) |
4.40 *** (2.09‒9.26) |
BMI = body mass index; SRH = self-rated health; ref. = reference group. Significant p values compared with normal weight indicated in bold = * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.