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Comparison of weight classifications following BMI centile adjustment
| Adjusted centiles | ||||
| Standard centiles | Healthy weight n(%) | Overweight n(%) | Obese n(%) | Total N |
| Boys | χ2 (df=4)=299, p<0.001 | |||
| Healthy weight | 139 (>99) | 1 (<1) | 0 | 142 |
| Overweight | 3 (15) | 17 (85) | 0 | 20 |
| Obese | 0 | 2 (8) | 22 (92) | 24 |
| Girls | χ2 (df=4)=290, p<0.001 | |||
| Healthy weight | 164 (>99) | 1 (<1) | 0 | 165 |
| Overweight | 10 (32) | 19 (61) | 2 (7) | 31 |
| Obese | 0 | 3 (11) | 24 (89) | 27 |
BMI, body mass index.
