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Table 4 Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents by gender, school location, and economic status of family

From: High prevalence of overweight among adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Characteristics

Overweight

Obesity

 

%

PR (95% CI)

%

PR (95% CI)

School location

    

   Wealthy districts

20.6

1.70 (1.35, 2.13)

3.8

1.81 (1.0, 3.15)

   Less wealthy districts

12.1

1

2.1

1

Household wealthy index

    

   Poorest (1st quintile)

12.3

1

3.6

1.0

   2nd quintile

11.7

0.95 (0.65, 1.39)

1.3

0.36 (0.13, 0.99)

   3rd quintile

19.9

1.62 (1.18, 2.27)

1.9

0.53 (0.22, 1.22)

   4th quintile

20.8

1.69 (1.23, 2.41)

5.3

1.47 (0.77, 3.00)

   Richest (5th quintile)

24.4

1.98 (1.46, 2.76)

4.3

1.19 (0.62, 2.47)

  1. PR: Prevalence ratio. a,b IOTF definition for overweight and obesity in adolescents[15].