Table 4.

Physical measurements of high school students in Bahir Dar city, North West Ethiopia, 2014.

Variables	Classification	Frequency (N = 431)	Percentages
Height (mean = 1.59 m)	<1.51 m	111	25.8
	1.51–1.60 m	139	32.3
	1.61–1.65 m	81	18.8
	>1.65 m	100	23.2
Weight (mean = 53.25 kg)	<47 kg	113	26.2
	47–52 kg	115	26.7
	52.1–58 kg	97	22.5
	>52 kg	106	24.6
BMI (mean = 21.02 kg/m2)	<18 kg/m2	37	8.6
	18–24 kg/m2	322	74.7
	25–30 kg/m2	53	12.3
	>30 kg/m2	19	4.4
Overweight (BMI 25–30 kg/m2)	Yes	53	12.3
	No	378	87.7
Obesity (>30 kg/m2)	Yes	19	4.4
	No	412	95.6
Overweight and obesity	Yes	72	16.7
	No	359	83.3

Note: the height and weight were categorized using quartile system.