Table 2.
BMI-for-Age Status of Elementary School Children on Majuro, Republic of Marshall Islands
| Underweight | Healthy Weight | Overweight | Obese | X2 Results for Obesity Prevalence | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | X2 | P-Value | |
| Overall | 149 | 4.6 | 3.9–5.3 | 2686 | 82.1 | 80.8–83.4 | 269 | 8.2 | 7.3–9.2 | 167 | 5.1 | 4.4–5.9 | ||
| Gender | ||||||||||||||
| Boys | 81 | 5.0 | 4.0–6.1 | 1290 | 79.6 | 77.6–81.5 | 147 | 9.1 | 7.7–10.5 | 102 | 6.3 | 5.2–7.6 | Ref | |
| Girls | 68 | 4.1 | 3.2–5.2 | 1396 | 84.6 | 82.8–86.2 | 122 | 7.4 | 6.2–8.7 | 65 | 3.9 | 3.1–5.0 | 9.319 | .002 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||
| 4–6 Years | 34 | 4.0 | 2.9–5.5 | 724 | 85.7 | 83.2–87.9 | 59 | 7.0 | 5.4–8.8 | 28 | 3.3 | 2.3–4.7 | Ref | |
| 7–9 Years | 55 | 4.4 | 3.4–5.7 | 1035 | 83.1 | 80.9–85.1 | 101 | 8.1 | 6.7–9.7 | 55 | 4.4 | 3.4–5.7 | 1.60 | .21 |
| 10–12 Years | 51 | 4.7 | 3.5–6.0 | 859 | 78.7 | 76.2–81.1 | 104 | 9.5 | 7.9–11.4 | 77 | 7.1 | 5.9–8.7 | 13.01 | <.001 |
| 13 Years + | 9 | 10.1 | 5.1–17.6 | 68 | 76.4 | 66.8–84.3 | 5 | 5.6 | 2.2–11.9 | 7 | 7.9 | 3.6–14.8 | 4.62 | .031 |
| School Type | ||||||||||||||
| Public | 127 | 5.2 | 4.3–6.1 | 2104 | 85.3 | 83.9–86.7 | 163 | 6.6 | 5.7–7.6 | 72 | 2.9 | 2.3–3.6 | Ref | |
| Private | 22 | 2.7 | 1.8–4.0 | 582 | 72.3 | 69.1–75.3 | 106 | 13.2 | 11.0–15.6 | 95 | 11.8 | 9.7–14.2 | 99.01 | <.001 |