Table 2.
Incidence of four weight status categories (underweight, normal weight, overweight and obesity) using age- and gender-specific BMI cut-offs from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), World Health Organization (WHO) and the study group in the girls of Punjab; (n = 10,050)
| CDC reference | ||||||||||
| BMI Status Categories | 8 y | 9 y | 10 y | 11 y | 12 y | 13 y | 14 y | 15 y | 16 y | Overall |
| Underweight (%) | 35.7 | 34.8 | 23.7 | 24 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 29.4 | 23.9 |
| Normal weight (%) | 56.1 | 60.1 | 66.4 | 69.5 | 74.7 | 74.8 | 71.2 | 69.3 | 62.9 | 68.9 |
| Overweight (%) | 4.3 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Obese (%) | 3.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| IOTF reference | ||||||||||
| Underweight (%) | 19.3 | 22.8 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 15.2 | 13.9 | 7 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.5 |
| Normal weight (%) | 72.4 | 70.6 | 72.4 | 72.4 | 77.1 | 77.4 | 83.6 | 78.7 | 76.3 | 76.8 |
| Overweight (%) | 4.8 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Obese (%) | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| WHO reference | ||||||||||
| Underweight (%) | 17 | 22.8 | 20 | 19.8 | 16.8 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 15.2 |
| Normal weight (%) | 73 | 69.3 | 68.2 | 68.4 | 73.9 | 75.1 | 76.4 | 80 | 78.4 | 74.6 |
| Overweight (%) | 6.3 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Obese (%) | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Study group reference | ||||||||||
| Underweight (%) | 5 | 4.29 | 4.59 | 4.08 | 4.44 | 4.35 | 5.09 | 4 | 3.77 | 4.37 |
| Normal weight (%) | 80.87 | 81.68 | 79.03 | 80.82 | 80.9 | 80.97 | 80.32 | 82.95 | 80.91 | 81 |
| Overweight (%) | 7.39 | 9.9 | 11.19 | 9.08 | 9.43 | 8.96 | 8.59 | 7.79 | 8.83 | 8.97 |
| Obese (%) | 6.74 | 4.13 | 5.18 | 6.02 | 5.22 | 5.72 | 6.01 | 5.26 | 6.49 | 5.67 |