Table A2.
Age- and sex-specific BMI cut-off values for Chinese children and adolescents (6–18 years old, kg/m2).
| Age (Years) | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight | Obese | Overweight | Obese | |
| 6.0 | 16.4 | 17.7 | 16.2 | 17.5 |
| 6.5 | 16.7 | 18.1 | 16.5 | 18.0 |
| 7.0 | 17.0 | 18.7 | 16.8 | 18.5 |
| 7.5 | 17.4 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 19.0 |
| 8.0 | 17.8 | 19.7 | 17.6 | 19.4 |
| 8.5 | 18.1 | 20.3 | 18.1 | 19.9 |
| 9.0 | 18.5 | 20.8 | 18.5 | 20.4 |
| 9.5 | 18.9 | 21.4 | 19.0 | 21.0 |
| 10.0 | 19.2 | 21.9 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| 10.5 | 19.6 | 22.5 | 20.0 | 22.1 |
| 11.0 | 19.9 | 23.0 | 20.5 | 22.7 |
| 11.5 | 20.3 | 23.6 | 21.1 | 23.3 |
| 12.0 | 20.7 | 24.1 | 21.5 | 23.9 |
| 12.5 | 21.0 | 24.7 | 21.9 | 24.5 |
| 13.0 | 21.4 | 25.2 | 22.2 | 25.0 |
| 13.5 | 21.9 | 25.7 | 22.6 | 25.6 |
| 14.0 | 22.3 | 26.1 | 22.8 | 25.9 |
| 14.5 | 22.6 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 26.3 |
| 15.0 | 22.9 | 26.6 | 23.2 | 26.6 |
| 15.5 | 23.1 | 26.9 | 23.4 | 26.9 |
| 16.0 | 23.3 | 27.1 | 23.6 | 27.1 |
| 16.5 | 23.5 | 27.4 | 23.7 | 27.4 |
| 17.0 | 23.7 | 27.6 | 23.8 | 27.6 |
| 17.5 | 23.8 | 27.8 | 23.9 | 27.8 |
| 18.0 | 24.0 | 28.0 | 24.0 | 28.0 |
BMI, body mass index. BMI = weight/height2 (kg/m2).