Table 2.
Classification of weight status classes estimated by measured and self- reported weight and height
| Classification weight status based on measured data | Classification weight status based on self-reports | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight | Normal weight | Overweighta | n | % | |
| Boys | |||||
| Underweight | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Normal weight | 24 | 1201 | 36 | 1261 | 79.1 |
| Overweight | 0 | 86 | 225 | 311 | 19.5 |
| n | 36 | 1297 | 261 | 1594 | |
| % | 2.3 | 81.3 | 16.4 | ||
| Girls | |||||
| Underweight | 27 | 13 | 0 | 40 | 2.2 |
| Normal weight | 46 | 1408 | 26 | 1480 | 82.9 |
| Overweight | 73 | 97 | 168 | 265 | 14.9 |
| n | 1518 | 194 | 1785 | ||
| % | 4.1 | 85.0 | 10.9 | ||
aOverweight category includes also obese subjects