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Table 2 Distribution of BMI/Percentage of thinness, normal weight, overweight and obesity in Argentina (2004 and 2005) and Norway (1995-1997) according to Cole (2000, 2007)

From: Weight status and hypertension among adolescent girls in Argentina and Norway: Data from the ENNyS and HUNT studies

 

Argentina

(n = 669)

Norway

(n = 2,050)

 

% [CI95%]**

% [CI95%]

Thinness

0.6 (0.3; 1.3)

0.9 (0.5; 1.3)

Normal weight

80.6 (74.6; 85.4)

84.2 (82.7; 85.8)

Overweight

14.5 (10.2; 20.3)

12.1 (10.7; 13.6)

Obesity

4.3 (2.1; 8.5)

2.7 (2.0; 3.4)

  1. **95% CI calculated by SPSS complex analysis