Table 1 Anthropometric measurements by age and gender of 1989 pupils from Ho Chi Minh City
From: High prevalence of overweight among adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Characteristics | ≤ 11 yrs | 12 yrs | 13 yrs | ≥ 14 yrs | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Mean± SD) | (Mean± SD) | (Mean± SD) | (Mean± SD) | |||
N | Boys | 193 | 227 | 326 | 201 | 947 |
Girls | 190 | 301 | 332 | 219 | 1042 | |
Weight (kg) | Boys | 42 ± 12 | 46 ± 11 | 51 ± 12 | 53 ± 12 | 48 ± 12 |
Girls | 40 ± 9 | 44 ± 8 | 47 ± 8 | 46 ± 8 | 45 ± 8 | |
Height (cm) | Boys | 145 ± 8 | 152 ± 8 | 158 ± 8 | 163 ± 8 | 155 ± 10 |
Girls | 146 ± 7 | 152 ± 6 | 153 ± 6 | 154 ± 6 | 152 ± 7 | |
BMI | Boys | 19.8 ± 3.8 | 19.9 ± 3.7 | 20.0 ± 4.0 | 19.7 ± 3.6 | 19.9 ± 3.8 |
(kg/m 2 ) | Girls | 18.5 ± 3.1 | 19.1 ± 2.7 | 19.9 ± 3.0 | 19.5 ± 2.9 | 19.3 ± 3.0 |
BMI z-score | Boys | 0.74 ± 1.42 | 0.50 ± 1.35 | 0.22 ± 1.42 | −0.17 ± 1.31 | 0.31 ± 1.42 |
Girls | 0.13 ± 1.20 | 0.11 ± 1.03 | 0.09 ± 1.07 | −0.31 ± 1.05 | 0.02 ± 1.09 | |