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Table 1 Weight status of study sample by sex, age and ethnicity

From: Body image, body dissatisfaction and weight status in south asian children: a cross-sectional study

 

Number (%) underweight

Number (%) healthy weight

Number (%) overweight

Number (%) obese

Total

15 (2.6)

440 (77.2)

42 (7.4)

73 (12.8)

Sex*

    

   Boys

5 (1.7)

242 (82.0)

17 (5.8)

31 (10.5)

   Girls

10 (3.7)

198 (72.0)

25 (9.1)

42 (15.3)

Age†

    

   Age 5

2 (1.4)

107 (75.4)

12 (8.5)

21 (14.8)

   Age 6

8 (2.7)

230 (77.7)

20 (6.8)

38 (12.8)

   Age 7

5 (3.8)

103 (78.0)

10 (7.6)

14 (10.6)

Ethnicity‡

    

   Bangladeshi

0 (0.0)

60 (74.1)

8 (9.9)

13 (16.1)

   Indian

0 (0.0)

24 (88.9)

0 (0.0)

3 (11.1)

   Pakistani

14 (3.7)

297 (77.8)

23 (6.0)

48 (12.6)

   Other

1 (1.3)

59 (73.8)

11 (13.8)

9 (11.3)

  1. * χ2 = 8.56 (df = 3), p = 0.04
  2. † χ2 = 2.89 (df = 6), p = 0.82
  3. ‡ χ2 = 14.63 (df = 9), p = 0.10