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Table 1 Descriptions of cut-points used for outcomes of interest

From: Correlates of objectively measured overweight/obesity and physical activity in Kenyan school children: results from ISCOLE-Kenya

Physical activity[26]

Sedentary

< 100 CPM

Light

100 to 2999 CPM

Moderate

3000 to 5200 CPM

Vigorous

> 5200 CPM

WHO BMI-for-age[25]

Underweight

< −2 SD

Healthy/normal

0.99 SD to −1.99 SD

Overweight

> +1 SD

Obese

> +2 SD

  1. Acronyms: CPM (counts per minute); WHO (World Health Organization); SD (standard deviation); BMI (body mass index).
  2. Note: The z-score system expresses the anthropometric value as a number of standard deviations or z-scores below or above the reference mean or median value.