Table 3 Anthropometric characteristics of school children by gender and type of school
| Â | Overall | Gender | p-value | School type | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | Female (n = 339) | Male (n = 204) |  | Private (n = 272) | Public (n = 271) |  |
Body mass index categories (%) |  |  |  | 0.230 |  |  | < 0.0001 |
Thinness | 33 (6.1) | 22 (6.5) | 11 (5.4) | Â | 18 (6.6) | 15 (5.5) | Â |
Normal weight | 421 (77.5) | 261 (77.0) | 160 (78.4) | Â | 189 (69.5) | 232 (85.6) | Â |
Overweight | 50 (9.2) | 36 (10.6) | 14 (6.9) | Â | 35 (12.9) | 15 (5.5) | Â |
Obesity | 39 (7.2) | 20 (5.9) | 19 (9.3) | Â | 30 (11.0) | 9 (3.3) | Â |