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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Psychol. 2012 Feb 24;37(8):843–853. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss037

Table II.

BMI Percentile and Weight Status by Gender and Generation of Immigration: Child

Generation	Girls			Boys
Generation	BMI percentile, M (SD)	Overweight (%)	Obese (%)	BMI percentile M (SD)	%Overweight (%)	Obese (%)
First	56.05 (33.66)	14.4	12.6	66.31 (32.23)	17.1	18.9
Second	56.58 (32.97)	11.1	15.4	62.23 (32.32)	16.1	17.8
Mixed	58.74 (31.51)	14.0	13.1	59.86 (32.03)	13.1	16.4
Third	60.20 (31.76)	15.2	14.8	63.71 (31.89)	16.8	19.1
Aboriginal	66.34 (30.53)	18.1	19.9	68.10 (31.23)	18.4	23.1

Note. BMI percentiles were derived using CDC age- and sex-specific values (Kuczmarski et al., 2000). Overweight: 85th ≤ BMI < 95th percentile; Obese: BMI ≥ 95th percentile.