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Table 5 Frequency of excess body fat according to quartiles of height SDS differentiated by socioeconomic status

From: Contribution of socioeconomic status, stature and birth weight to obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa: cross-sectional data from primary school-age children in Cameroon

Quartiles of height SDS

Socioeconomic status

Low

Middle

High

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

Overweight/obesity (BMI)

      

   First quartile

1.3

(0.4 - 3.6)

2.1

(0.7 - 6.0)

0.7

(0.1 - 4.0)

   Second quartile

1.7

(0.7 - 4.2)

4.2

(1.9 - 8.9)

10.1

(6.1 - 16.3)

   Third quartile

0.8

(0.2 - 3.0)

1.4

(0.4 - 4.9)

10.1

(6.1 - 16.3)

   Fourth quartile

2.5

(1.2 - 5.4)

7.6

(4.3 - 13.2)

18.8

(13.2 - 26.2)

Abdominal overweight/obesity (WC)

      

   First quartile

0.0

(0.0 - 1.6)

0.7

(0.1 - 3.8)

0.0

(0.0 - 2.7)

   Second quartile

1.3

(0.4 - 3.6)

1.4

(0.4 - 4.9)

7.3

(4.0 - 12.8)

   Third quartile

1.3

(0.4 - 3.6)

2.1

(0.7 - 6.0)

8.0

(4.5 - 13.7)

   Fourth quartile

6.7

(4.1 - 10.6)

6.9

(3.8-12.3)

10.9

(6.7 - 17.2)

High body fat/obesity (%BF)

      

   First quartile

0.8

(0.2 - 3.0)

0.0

(0.0 - 2.6)

0.7

(0.1 - 4.0)

   Second quartile

1.3

(0.4 - 3.6)

1.4

(0.4 - 4.9)

4.4

(2.0 - 9.2)

   Third quartile

0.0

(0.0 - 1.6)

2.1

(0.7 - 6.0)

5.8

(3.0 - 11.0)

   Fourth quartile

2.5

(1.2 - 5.4)

5.6

(2.8 - 10.6)

12.3

(7.8 - 18.8)

  1. N = 522 after exclusion of subjects with no information on SES; CI, confidence interval.