Table 2 Prevalence of overweight/obesity: whole cohort, by gender, by age-group and by SES
Prevalence (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Whole cohort | |||
Overweight/obesity | 12.5 (10.8, 14.4)% | ||
Normal/underweight | 87.5 (85.6, 89.2)% | ||
Obesity | 2.9 (2.1, 4.0)% | ||
Overweight | 9.6 (8.1, 11.3)% | ||
Normal weight | 83.6 (81.5, 85.5)% | ||
Underweight | 3.9 (3.0, 5.0)% | ||
By gender | Boys | Girls | |
Overweight/obesity | 11.8 (9.5, 14.5)% | 13.2 (10.9, 16.0)% | |
Normal/underweight | 88.2 (85.5, 90.5)% | 86.8 (84.0, 89.1)% | |
Obesity | 2.6 (1.6, 4.1)% | 3.2 (2.1, 4.8)% | |
Overweight | 9.2 (7.2, 11.6)% | 10.0 (8.0, 12.5)% | |
Normal weight | 84.4 (81.4, 87.0)% | 82.8 (79.8, 85.5)% | |
Underweight | 3.8 (2.6, 5.6)% | 3.9 (2.7, 5.7)% | |
By age groups | <6 years | 6–10years | >10 years |
Overweight/obesity | 17.6 (13.1, 23.2)% | 11.6 (9.7, 13.9)% | 11.1 (7.6, 16.0)% |
Normal/underweight | 82.4 (76.8, 86.9)% | 88.4 (86.1, 90.3)% | 88.9 (84.0, 92.4)% |
Obesity | 4.1 (2.1, 7.6)% | 2.9 (2.0, 4.2)% | 1.8 (0.7, 4.7)% |
Overweight | 13.5 (9.6, 18.7)% | 8.7 (7.0, 10.7)% | 9.3 (6.1, 13.9)% |
Normal weight | 78.8 (72.9, 83.7)% | 84.8 (82.3, 87.0)% | 83.6 (78.1, 87.8)% |
Underweight | 3.6 (1.8, 7.1)% | 3.6 (2.5, 5.0)% | 5.3 (3.0, 9.2)% |
By SES | HSES | LSES | |
Overweight/obesity | 17.1 (14.4, 20.1)% | 7.9 (6.1, 10.2)% | |
Normal/underweight | 82.9 (79.9, 85.6)% | 92.1 (89.8, 93.9)% | |
Obesity | 4.3 (3.0, 6.1)% | 1.5 (0.8, 2.8)% | |
Overweight | 12.8 (10.5, 15.5)% | 6.4 (4.8, 8.5)% | |
Normal weight | 78.8 (75.5, 81.7)% | 88.5 (85.9, 90.7)% | |
Underweight | 4.2 (2.9, 6.0)% | 3.6 (2.4, 5.3)% | |