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

From: Erratum to: prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of overweight and obesity among Pakistani primary school children

   

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)

  
  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.
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