Table 2 Prevalence (%) of obesity by gender and age
| Â | Weight status of children | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | CDC | IOTF | CDC | IOTF | CDC | IOTF |
| Â | Normal weight* | At risk for overweight | Overweight | |||
Males (n = 1218) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age group (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1–2 (n = 100) | 83.5 |  |  |  | 16.5 | - |
2–3 (n = 274) | 66.1 | 82.3‡ | 20.1 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 3.9‡ |
3–4 (n = 488) | 65.1 | 78.0‡ | 18.4 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 6.7‡ |
4–5 (n = 356) | 68.5 | 77.9 | 14.8 | 12.9 | 16.7 | 9.2 |
All ages | 67.8 | 80.8‡ | 16.3 | 12.9 | 16.0 | 6.2‡ |
Females (n = 1156) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age group (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1–2 (n = 107) | 88.6 |  |  |  | 11.4 | - |
2–3 (n = 226) | 67.1 | 77.5 | 18.3 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 6.7 |
3–4 (n = 434) | 68.5 | 74.2 | 15.5 | 17.8 | 16.0 | 8.0‡ |
4–5 (n = 389) | 64.0 | 72.3 | 19.6 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 10.9 |
All ages | 68.3 | 76.4‡ | 16.2 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.1‡ |