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Erratum to: prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of overweight and obesity among Pakistani primary school children
Received: 4 July 2012
Accepted: 4 July 2012
Published: 20 July 2012
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Since the publication of our article [1], we have noticed some errors in the final published version, for which the corresponding author accepts full responsibility. Page references are to the final PDF version.
Page 3: Results, second paragraph
Lines 1-2: "BMI… 20.7 (5.02) kg/m2…" should read "BMI… 16.0 (3.0) kg/m2…”
Lines 6-8: “According to the IOTF cut-offs, overweight and obesity prevalence was 33 % (95 % CI 31.1-35.3) and 24 % (95 % CI 22.4-26.2) respectively” should read “According to the IOTF cut-offs, overweight and obesity prevalence was 8.3 % (95 % CI 7.1-9.6) and 4.7 % (95 % CI 3.8-5.7) respectively”
Page 4: Table 1
Table 1
Mean and standard deviation (SD) for height, weight and BMI of primary school children in Lahore, Pakistan (n = 1860)
Characteristics | n | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | BMI (kg/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys (n = 977) | ||||
5 years (61-71 months) | 84 | 113.7 (7.3) | 19.9 (4.6) | 15.2 (2.1) |
6 years (72-83 months) | 161 | 118.3 (5.9) | 21.6 (5.0) | 15.3 (2.8) |
7 years (84-95 months) | 160 | 122.9 (8.0) | 23.5 (5.1) | 15.5 (2.4) |
8 years (96-107 months) | 158 | 128.7 (7.6) | 26.9 (5.9) | 16.1 (2.5) |
9 years (108-119 months) | 161 | 134.2 (8.1) | 29.7 (7.6) | 16.4 (3.1) |
10 years (120-131 months) | 147 | 138.4 (8.0) | 33.3 (9.5) | 17.2 (3.5) |
11 years (132-143 months) | 69 | 138.6 (7.7) | 31.8 (6.8) | 16.5 (2.7) |
12 years (144-155 months) | 37 | 140.0 (8.3) | 31.8 (7.3) | 16.1 (2.3) |
Girls (n = 883) | ||||
5 years (61-71 months) | 72 | 115.4 (7.3) | 19.3 (3.2) | 14.4 (1.5) |
6 years (72-83 months) | 143 | 119.1 (7.6) | 21.0 (4.9) | 14.7 (2.4) |
7 years (84-95 months) | 157 | 124.0 (6.3) | 24.0 (5.5) | 15.5 (2.7) |
8 years (96-107 months) | 159 | 128.1 (7.1) | 26.4 (6.8) | 15.9 (2.9) |
9 years (108-119 months) | 151 | 133.3 (7.8) | 30.4 (8.2) | 17.0 (3.5) |
10 years (120-131 months) | 120 | 138.4 (9.3) | 33.3 (10.1) | 17.2 (3.8) |
11 years (132-143 months) | 62 | 143.3 (9.6) | 36.5 (11.0) | 17.5 (3.7) |
12 years (144-155 months) | 19 | 146.0 (9.4) | 36.4 (9.9) | 16.9 (3.3) |
The values for mean and standard deviation (SD) for BMI (kg/m2) are revised.
Page 4: Table 2
The values for mean BMI (SD) and overweight and obesity prevalence according to the IOTF cut-offs are revised.
Table 2
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school children in Lahore, Pakistan (n = 1860)
WHO 2007 | IOTF | IOTF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | n | Mean BMI (SD) | % (95 % CI) | Mean BMI-for-age z-score (SD) | % (95 % CI) | |
Severely obese | 36 | 25.7 (2.9) | 1.9 (1.3-2.6) a | 3.7 (0.7) | ||
Obese | 140 | 23.4 (2.8) | 7.5 (6.3-8.7) b | 2.8 (0.7) | 4.7 (3.8-5.7) d | |
Overweight | 316 | 21.2 (2.9) | 17.0 (15.4-18.8) c | 2.0 (0.8) | 8.3 (7.1-9.6) e | |
Total sample | 1860 | 16.0 (3.0) | -0.3 (1.5) |
Page 5: Figure 1
Figure 1
Grade- and gender- specific mean BMI among primary school children in Lahore, Pakistan (n = 1860).
The values for grade- and gender- specific mean BMI are revised.
Page 6: Second paragraph
Lines 1-8: “Prevalence of overweight by the IOTF cut-offs was twice the prevalence by the WHO 2007 reference (33 % versus 17 %) and prevalence of obesity by the IOTF cutoffs was three times higher than that calculated by the WHO 2007 reference (24 % versus 7.5 %). Using IOTF cut-offs for overweight and obesity in Pakistani schoolaged children would result in higher estimates than the WHO 2007 reference.” should read “Prevalence of overweight by the IOTF cut-offs was half the prevalence by the WHO 2007 reference (8 % versus 17 %) and prevalence of obesity by the IOTF cutoffs was two-third of that calculated by the WHO 2007 reference (5 % versus 7.5 %). Using IOTF cut-offs for overweight and obesity in Pakistani schoolaged children would result in lower estimates than the WHO 2007 reference. A relatively lower overweight and obesity prevalence with use of the IOTF cut-offs as compared to the WHO reference had been reported elsewhere [2, 3].”
In present study, the estimates for overweight included obese children.
Notes
Declarations
Authors’ Affiliations
(1)
Ubeera Memorial Research Society, Allama Iqbal Medical College
(2)
District Health Office Nankana Sahib, Punjab Department of Health
(3)
King Edward Medical University
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