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Table 2 Prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school children in Lahore, Pakistan (n = 1860)

From: Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of overweight and obesity among Pakistani primary school children

   

WHO 2007

IOTF

Characteristics

n

Mean BMI (SD)

% (95% CI)

Mean BMI-for-age z-score (SD)

% (95% CI)

Severely obese

36

33.7 (7.1)

1.9 (1.3-2.6) a

3.7 (0.7)

 

Obese

140

31.3 (5.7)

7.5 (6.3-8.7) b

2.8 (0.7)

24.3 (22.4-26.2) d

Overweight

316

28.5 (5.3)

17.0 (15.4-18.8) c

2.0 (0.8)

33.2 (31.1-35.3) e

Total sample

1860

20.7 (5.0)

 

-0.3 (1.5)

 
  1. a> + 3SD, b> + 2SD, c> + 1SD of World Health Organization (WHO) 2007 BMI-for-age reference
  2. d, eInternational Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cut-offs for obesity and overweight respectively