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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in children depending on the BMI classification of both parents.
| BMI Categories | BMI Classification (Mother) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Overweight | Obesity | |||||||
| BMI Classification (Father) | |||||||||
| Normal | Overweight | Obesity | Normal | Overweight | Obesity | Normal | Overweight | Obesity | |
| Overweight | 7% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 17% | 11% | 16% | 20% |
| Obesity | 1% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Overweight/Obesity | 8% | 10% | 13% | 10% | 13% | 22% | 14% | 19% | 25% |
