Table 4 BMI thinness classification of pre-adolescent school children according to gender
From: Anthropometrically determined nutritional status of urban primary schoolchildren in Makurdi, Nigeria
Age (years) | BMI thinness classification* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | < 16.00 Grade 3 thinness | 16.0-17.0 Grade 2 thinness | 17.0-18.5 Grade 1 thinness | 18.5-25.0 Normal | 25.0- < 30 Overweight | > 30 Obesity |
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Boys (n = 979) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
9 | 3 (1.6) | 14 (7.3) | 167 (87.0) | 8 (4.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
10 | 8 (2.9) | 13 (4.7) | 229 (82.1) | 29 (10.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
11 | 15 (6.4) | 24 (10.3) | 176 (75.2) | 19 (8.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
12 | 19 (6.9) | 17 (6.2) | 209 (76.3) | 27 (9.9) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
Total | 45 (4.6) | 68 (6.9) | 781 (79.8) | 83 (8.5) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |
Girls (n = 1036) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
9 | 6 (2.8) | 17 (8.0) | 179 (84.0) | 11 (5.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
10 | 10 (3.3) | 9 (3.0) | 248 (81.8) | 34 (11.2) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
11 | 6 (19.4) | 10 (4.1) | 192 (78.7) | 36 (14.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
12 | 9 (3.3) | 24 (8.7) | 156 (57.2) | 83 (30.1) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
Total | 31 (3.0) | 60 (5.8) | 777 (75.0) | 164 (15.8) | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.4) |
Boys + Girls (n = 2015) | 76 (3.8) | 128 (6.4) | 1558 (77.3) | 247 (12.3) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) |