Table 5 Prevalence (%) of overweight and obesity in boys and girls of HCMC in 2010, using different definitions
From: High prevalence of overweight among adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Age (yrs) | Boys | Girls | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
Overweight (%) | |||||||||
IOTF | 30.5 | 24.0 | 22.8 | 14.5 | 16.6 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 7.1 | 17.8 |
CDC | 21.5 | 17.5 | 15.7 | 9.8 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 5.8 | 14.1 |
WHO | 28.2 | 24.8 | 20.0 | 14.1 | 22.4 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 19.6 |
Obesity (%) | |||||||||
IOTF | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
CDC | 18.1 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 7.2 |
WHO | 21.6 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 7.9 |