Table 2.
PREVALENCE OF WEIGHT STATUS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GUAM, BY SCHOOL YEAR, AGE, AND SEX
| Characteristic | Underweighta | Healthy Weightb |
Overweightc | Obesed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Year 2010– 2011 | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 4–5 y | 6.2 (5.1–7.2) | 63.7 (61.7–65.8) | 15.5 (13.9–17.0) | 14.5 (12.9–16.0) |
| 6–11y | 4.1 (3.7–4.4) | 56.5 (55.6–57.4) | 15.3 (14.7–16.0) | 23.9 (23.1–24.6) |
| 12–19y | 3.3 (2.9–3.6) | 54.7 (53.8–55.6) | 16.9 (16.2–17.6) | 25.0 (24.2–25.8) |
| Sex | ||||
| Boys | 4.0 (3.7–4.4) | 53.5 (52.6–54.3) | 15.3 (14.7–15.9) | 27.0 (26.2–27.7) |
| Girls | 3.7 (3.4–4.1) | 59.4 (58.6–60.3) | 16.8 (16.1–17.4) | 19.9 (19.2–20.6) |
| School Year 2011– 2012 | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 4–5 y | 5.0 (3.8–6.2) | 65.8 (63.2–68.5) | 12.5 (10.6–14.3) | 16.5 (14.4–18.6) |
| 6–11y | 3.4 (3.0–3.7) | 56.5 (55.6–57.5) | 16.3 (15.6–17.0) | 23.6 (22.8–24.4) |
| 12–19y | 3.7 (3.4–4.1) | 56.1 (55.3–57.0) | 16.3 (15.6–16.9) | 23.7 (22.9–24.4) |
| Sex | ||||
| Boys | 4.2 (3.8–4.5) | 53.6 (52.8–54.5) | 15.5 (14.9–16.1) | 26.5 (25.7–27.2) |
| Girls | 3.0 (2.7–3.3) | 60.3 (59.5–61.2) | 16.7 (16.1–17.4) | 19.7 (19.0–20.4) |
| School Year 2012– 2013 | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 4–5 y | 6.4 (5.3–7.5) | 66.3 (64.2–68.4) | 13.1 (11.6–14.6) | 14.0 (12.4–15.5) |
| 6–11y | 3.8 (3.5–4.2) | 56.3 (55.4–57.2) | 15.8 (15.1–16.5) | 23.0 (23.1–24.7) |
| 12–19y | 3.6 (3.2–3.9) | 55.4 (54.5–56.2) | 16.9 (16.3–17.6) | 24.0 (23.2–24.7) |
| Sex | ||||
| Boys | 4.0 (3.6–4.3) | 53.8 (53.0–54.7) | 15.6 (15.0–16.2) | 26.4 (25.7–27.1) |
| Girls | 3.8 (3.5–4.1) | 59.6 (58.7–60.4) | 16.7 (16.1–17.4) | 19.7 (19.0–20.4) |
| School Year 2013– 2014 | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 4–5 y | 4.9 (4.0–5.8) | 69.0 (67.1–70.9) | 13.5 (12.1–15.0) | 12.3 (11.0–13.7) |
| 6–11y | 3.6 (3.3–3.9) | 57.3 (56.4–58.2) | 15.8 (15.2–16.4) | 23.0 (22.3–23.8) |
| 12–19y | 3.3 (3.0–3.6) | 55.3 (54.4–56.1) | 17.5 (16.9–18.2) | 23.7 (23.0–24.4) |
| Sex | ||||
| Boys | 3.6 (3.3–3.9) | 54.6 (53.8–55.3) | 16.1 (15.6–16.7) | 25.5 (24.8–26.2) |
| Girls | 3.5 (3.2–3.8) | 60.1 (59.3–60.9) | 16.8 (16.2–17.4) | 19.3 (18.7–20.0) |
Notes:
a
BMI < 5th percentile.
b
BMI 5th– 84th percentile.
c
BMI 85th– 94th percentile.
d
BMI ≥ 95th percentile.